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The top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee said Monday the GOP has more than 50 amendments that seek to address the shortcomings Republicans see in the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. “We want to find out what happened to the equipment that was left behind. We want to know why specifically Bagram was abandoned,” Alabama Rep. Mike D. Rogers said, referring to U.S. military equipment left by U.S. troops that ended up in the possession of the Taliban, the Afghan political movement now running the country, and why the U.S. decided to leave Bagram...

@JakeSherman SENATE OVERRIDES TRUMP VETO — 81-13

Well, the votes are in, and the U.S. House of Representatives has voted to override President Donald Trump’s veto of the defense policy bill. Now, the proposed legislation will go to the Senate, where it is expected to be passed due to a collaboration between Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY).Trump had previously argued against the bill because it would rename military bases named after Confederate officers and make it harder for a president to bring troops home. He also indicated that he would refuse to sign the bill unless it included a...

Roll Call 253 | Bill Number: H. R. 6395 SHARE DEC 28, 2020, 07:05 PM | 116TH CONGRESS, 2ND SESSION Vote Question: On Passage, Objections of the President to the Contrary Notwithstanding William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act Vote Type: 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Status: Passed Votes...

The House voted Monday to override President Trump’s veto of a must-pass defense policy bill, the first successful override vote of Trump’s presidency. The House voted 322-87 to override Trump, easily surpassing the two-thirds majority needed to overcome a veto. The action now moves to the Senate, which also needs to muster two-thirds support in order for Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to be overridden. The NDAA passed both chambers of Congress earlier this month with large bipartisan majorities, but it was unclear exactly how many Republicans would buck the president when it came to the...

The House appears poised to override President Trump’s veto of the must-pass annual defense policy bill, a dramatic rebuke of Trump in the final days of his presidency. House lawmakers will vote Monday on overriding Trump’s rejection of the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which passed both chambers of Congress with more than the two-thirds majority needed to overcome a veto. Some Republicans have said they would sustain Trump’s veto despite supporting the bill earlier this month. Still, dozens would need to flip their vote for the override to fail, and some Democrats who previously voted against...

@RepThomasMassieNDAA Veto override will likely happen on Dec. 28th with 50+ Democrats voting by proxy (from home). If constitutionality of proxy voting is going to be challenged, this could be the vote to do it on. Members could deprive Pelosi of a physical quorum by refusing to vote that day.

President Trump on Wednesday vetoed the $740 billion defense bill. The National Defense Authorization Act passed both houses of Congress with veto proof supermajorities. This comes as no surprise because President Trump last week said he would veto the bill because it would not allow for removal of our military from other countries.

Shocking details of the giant bill passed by both the US Senate and the US House of Representatives on Tuesday exposes how civil servants in DC view their host, the American Taxpayer, including one amendment that was attached to the spending bill that would limit the President’s Constitutional authority as Commander and Chief. In a shocking power grab the power-drunk office dwellers hid in the 5,893-page bill a provision that says: “Nullifies the President’s use of the Insurrection Act.”

The House is preparing to return for a rare session between Christmas and New Year’s to override President Trump’s threatened veto of a must-pass defense bill if necessary. If Trump follows through on his threat to the veto the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the House would vote Dec. 28 on overriding him. The House set the date Monday as part of a rule governing floor debate of a separate unrelated bill. Trump has until Wednesday to veto the NDAA, which he has repeatedly threatened to do because it does not include a repeal of an unrelated tech law, among...

Rand Paul is at it again,” blared Politico on Thursday. “And his moves could force another brief government shutdown.” While Politico and other media outlets seemed to frame the Republican senator’s opposition to the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act as his typical libertarian rabble-rousing, most were missing his entire point as it relates to America’s actual national defense: Washington warmongers will advance the theory of an all-powerful executive branch when that theory helps promote war, and they will become strict constitutionalists who seek executive restraint whenever it does not. In explaining his opposition to the 2020 NDAA in its current...

@jennfranconews BREAKING: The Senate passes the National Defense authorization Act (NDAA) in a vote of 84-13. The measure now heads to President Trump who is threatening to veto the bill because it fails to clamp down on big tech companies. @ScottWaller10 No votes on NDAA Braun (R-IN) Cotton (R-AR) Cruz (R-TX) Hawley (R-MO) Kennedy (R-LA) Lee (R-UT) Markey (D-MA) Merkley (D-OR) Paul (R-KY) Sanders (I-VT) Warren (D-MA) Wyden (D-OR) Not Voting - 3 Graham (R-SC) Loeffler (R-GA) Rounds (R-SD)

South Dakota Sen. John Thune, the No. 2 Senate Republican, said he thought Paul — who has provoked government shutdowns before — was using the time-crunch for maximum leverage to remove the provision on troop withdrawals. “I think he’s just trying to figure out ways to derail the bill. And … when you’re in the U.S Senate that’s your prerogative. But most of our people would like to get it done" this week, Thune said. “His thing is just to delay this and use all the time so it pushes the vote on (the defense bill) into next week, which...

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul on Thursday blocked swift passage of a $740 billion defense bill over language intended to stop President Trump’s drawdown of troops in Afghanistan. Trump says he will veto the bill for not including repeal of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which gives immunity to social media companies, but the bill passed the House on Tuesday in a veto-proof 335-78 vote. “This bill creates 535 commanders in chief,” Paul said on the Senate floor. The libertarian Republicans said “it’s hypocrisy” for hawkish lawmakers to support presidential power to initiate conflicts, but not to end them....

Congress is barreling toward a veto showdown with President Trump over the mammoth must-pass annual defense policy bill. The House is scheduled to take up the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Tuesday, and the Senate is expected to follow shortly after. Both chambers are expected to have strong bipartisan votes in favor, even as Trump has repeatedly threatened to veto the $740 billion measure. Lawmakers are holding out hope Trump will back down if the bill passes with more than two-thirds support in each chamber, the amount needed to override a veto. But if he follows through with his...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Monday that the Senate will take up and pass a mammoth defense bill despite a looming veto showdown with President Trump. McConnell mentioned the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as he outlined the items left on Congress's year-end to-do list as lawmakers prepare to leave Washington for the year as soon as next week. "We also expect to receive and pass a conference report on the annual defense authorization," McConnell said about the massive policy bill. The GOP leader's remarks come as the House is poised to vote on the bill on...

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...

@RepMattGaetz I oppose the NDAA not because I'm against our troops, but because I love them so much. This good bill has been hijacked by the forever war lobby and their bought and paid for allies in the United States Congress. I'm going to put America first, and I'm voting against this bill.

There are three ‘must pass’ bills in the lame duck session of Congress that are going to be addressed one way or the other, yet Congress can’t help themselves by loading up these bills with pet projects and special interest requests. These are the days when Congress acts behind closed doors and without public input. The leadership of both parties loves this time, because they can insert pet provisions in massive bills, then dare opponents to take the whole bill down if they don’t like it. The final versions of these bills will not go through any committee hearings, markups...

House Republicans were asleep at the wheel this week and missed a major piece of gun control legislation buried deep in the original text of H.R. 6395, a $740.5 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Tuesday—legislation they had unanimously voted out of committee. While the House Armed Services Committee vote to move the bill to the Floor of the House of Representatives two weeks ago went swimmingly for interested parties, the road to the finish line was brutal. Hundreds of amendments were proposed, and the parliamentary proceedings to sort through the mess forced members to physically stand on the...