Posted on 12/08/2020 3:50:48 PM PST by Alter Kaker
The House overwhelmingly approved a $740 billion defense bill Tuesday, defying a veto threat from President Donald Trump and sending the measure to the Senate for final passage.
The bill was approved by a veto-proof margin of 335 to 78, with most Republicans joining most Democrats.
The legislation authorizes a 3% pay hike for U.S. troops, along with hazard pay and various bonuses. The annual defense policy measure also sets troop strength for the various services, spending levels for weapons systems and a range of other congressional priorities.
Under the bill, a special commission must make recommendations for changing the names of 10 U.S. Army bases named after confederate generals and for dealing with monuments and statues associated with confederate leaders.
Trump objects to renaming the bases, but has threatened to veto the bill because it doesn’t strip social media companies of legal protections. For the past week, the president has insisted that the bill include repeal of Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act, which shields companies like Twitter from lawsuits over content posted by users.
Trump put pressure on Oklahoma Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, to add repeal of Section 230 to the final version of the bill, though it is not an action Inhofe could take unilaterally since the compromise legislation combines House and Senate bills.
House members from both parties said Tuesday that the defense bill wasn’t the proper place for debating the legal immunity of social media companies.
Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, said the issue fell outside the jurisdiction of the Armed Services Committee, while Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, a leading House Republican, warned that troops and families could face pay cuts if the bill wasn’t approved.
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Can you spell "raging hypocrisy"? I knew you could.
Trump is still fighting for reelection as the GOP slides right back into their uniparty ways.
First the H1B bill selling out our jobs.
Now this defense bill, blocking funds for the wall and refusing to address the national threat from big tech censoring enen the President of the United States.
While I do not believe Trump will veto the Defense bill because of the Section 230 issue, the Republicans who sided with the Democrats may not like to have themselves identified as Democrats in a veto override.
As it stands now most Americans are not even aware there is a controversy about section 230
Who were the 78 Reps with a backbone?
[First the H1B bill selling out our jobs.]
A Uniparty treason against American workers.
[First the H1B bill selling out our jobs.]
A Uniparty treason against American workers.
If you needed anymore proof that holding the Senate really doesn’t matter, here is is. I’m not convinced that A Senate held by Repukes wouldn’t continue to persecute the Trump family.
“ House members from both parties said Tuesday that the defense bill wasn’t the proper place for debating the legal immunity of social media companies.”
Is 230 in the NDAA? If it is it is getting addressed.
No. Trump wants it to be. But congress disagrees.
Swamp !
“...while Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, a leading House Republican, warned that troops and families could face pay cuts if the bill wasn’t approved.”
BS. Typical Lib speak coming from Republican. Not getting a pay increase is not a cut... While I totally support the pay increase she needs to stop being disingenuous.
I doubt they can override Trump’s veto. That’s a separate question from what’s in the bill.
Agreed
I hope to see a DJT veto. It will be an excellent opportunity to see which GOPs in the legislative branch stand by DJT.
No, you don’t get it. If things are added to the defense bill (or any bill) that doesn’t have anything to do with the subject at hand then you can’t debate it. See how that works? You don’t debate mine and I won’t debate yours. A perfect setup.
They’re not even pretending they’re not hypocrites. Look what Schumer just tweeted...
@SenSchumer I fought for a technical fix ensuring air traffic controllers have the same paid parental leave as all federal employees. I’m proud it’s in the defense bill that the House just passed. Next: The Senate! And I won't stop fighting until ALL American workers have this benefit.
Well, at least they didn’t impeach President Trump.. That is the only good thing I can say about the Republican held Senate.
the house did, the senate did not convict. Luck for us.
China Mitch and the boys will happily override Trump’s veto.
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