Stimulus Bill Defense Bill
Dems delay defense bill over stimulus check fight with mcconnell.
Stimulus bill defense bill. Waiting until the final hours of this congress means some military programs would see a temporary freeze. The senate easily. Senators voted 81.
Trump tells congress to change stimulus checks from 600 to 2000 trump also vetoes defense bill. Quite the drama in washington. President trump s request for 2 000 covid 19 stimulus checks is essentially dead after senate democrats on friday gave up on using a 740 billion defense bill as leverage.
The senate on friday voted to override president trump s veto of a 740 billion defense bill after a new year s day debate on his request for 2 000 covid 19 stimulus checks. That s an outrage and as a further slap in the face the legislation subsidizes defense contractors. The stimulus bill currently under consideration in congress does not include direct payments to the millions of workers struggling to survive.
The national defense authorization act which typically passes with overwhelming bipartisan support and veto proof majorities is a sweeping defense bill that authorizes a topline of 740 billion.