The House of Representatives on Monday voted to override President Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, a critical defense policy bill. In order to override Trump’s veto, two-thirds of the chamber needed to vote against it. The Senate is scheduled to take up the same vote this week on the $740 billion bipartisan defense bill, which has passed each year dating back to 1961, according to Reuters. In a statement issued after the vote, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said the bipartisan legislation would become law "despite the president’s dangerous sabotage efforts." The bill contains a 3% pay raise for the U.S. military, as well as funding for national security programs.

Source: Fox News December 29, 2020 02:15 UTC