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Congress Overrides Trump’s Veto Of The FY ‘21 NDAA

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, January 1st, 2021

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Congress Overrides Trump’s Veto Of The FY ‘21 NDAA

Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), and Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) speak before the confirmation hearing for David Norquist to be deputy secretary of defense, July 24, 2019. (Photo: DoD by Lisa Ferdinando)

The Senate on Friday voted to override President Trump’s veto of the $741 billion fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, with the bill now set to become law without his signature. The bipartisan 81 to 13 vote, which joins the House’s 322 to 87 vote on Monday, is Congress’ first veto override of Trump’s presidency. Trump vetoed the bill on December 23, following through on his repeated objections to the bill’s directive for renaming bases named after Confederate leaders…

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