McConnell to Call for Defense Bill Vote Despite Trump Veto Threat

McConnell to Call for Defense Bill Vote Despite Trump Veto Threat
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) holds a news conference after the Senate Republican Policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 1, 2020. Tom Williams/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Monday that the Senate will consider the the $740 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) despite President Donald Trump’s threat to veto the bill if it doesn’t terminate special protections for social media platforms.

Speaking on the Senate floor, McConnell listed the mammoth defense bill, which is approved by Congress every year to fund the Department of Defense and the national security programs of the Department of Energy, as one of the remaining legislative items that will be taken up before Congress wraps up for the year.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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