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Veto-Proof Majority of Lawmakers Approve $741B Pentagon Budget Bill

HeadlineDec 14, 2020

On Sunday, Trump renewed his threat to veto the National Defense Authorization Act, which the Senate overwhelmingly approved Friday after the House passed the $741 billion package earlier in the week. Both chambers passed the bill with veto-proof majorities.

In the Senate, Bernie Sanders was one of the 13 lawmakers who voted against the bill, and said, “We need to get our priorities right. At a time when we have enormous unmet needs in our country we should not be spending $740 billion on the military — more than the next 10 nations combined.”

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