Congress girds for possible veto override votes on defense bill

RollCall ^ | Dec 17, 2020

[11th_VA]

With President Donald Trump’s latest threat to veto the defense policy bill still fresh in their minds, lawmakers were already looking ahead Thursday to the prospect of casting politically charged override votes.

If Trump does not veto the conference report by Dec. 23, it will become law.

If he vetoes it by then, Congress can override it with two-thirds majorities in both chambers. But the House and Senate would have to do so before the next Congress begins Jan. 3.

If lawmakers miss that deadline, they would have to launch a lengthy process of rebuilding the measure in a new Congress.

[11th_VA]

Politico: The House had initially discussed holding their vote on Saturday, Jan. 2, one day earlier than lawmakers already planned to return. But several House aides said voting to override that day, if successful, wouldn’t leave enough time for the Senate to vote the next morning if one senator tried to disrupt the proceedings...

I have to believe Trump is ‘in it to win it’ ...

Trump could be planning to Veto the NDAA, COVID, and Omnibus all at once - then congress would need to choose which to pass - there wouldn’t be enough time to overcome all three in this congress ... and, Politico says they are worried, the outgoing Reps that retired or lost seats in the last election, may not even come back to vote after Christmas ... we shall see ...

[11th_VA]

Daily Mail: Group of Trump ultra-loyalist House members demand he veto massive spending bill to keep government open even if it stops COVID relief package in new threat to deal

[11th_VA]

Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) said that he expects President Trump to veto the defense bill but wait till the very last possible moment, on December 23, Bloomberg reports.

[11th_VA]

Sen. Josh Hawley urges Trump veto COVID bill without direct payments

[Stepan12]

Pres. Trump is right to veto that defense bill. We should stop insulting and bashing the South.