Mitch McConnell votes down a measure to get a $2,000 stimulus check to the Americans

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Mitch McConnell votes down a measure to get a $2,000 stimulus check. Mitch said that the Senate can focus on it at a later time.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that Republicans should override President Donald Trump's veto on the defense funding bill.

While blocking a push to approve the $ 2,000 President Trump-backed stimulus check bill, the top Republican in Congress urged his colleagues to follow the House of Representatives' steps to bypass Trump's veto on the mandate bill. National Defense for the fiscal year 2021.

The House late Monday voted 322–87 to override the veto. A majority of Republicans and Democrats voted to override Trump.

Before the Senate opened the session Tuesday, Trump called Republican leadership “weak and tied,” and said he opposed portions of the bill that will rename forts.

“A disgraceful act of cowardice and total submission by weak people to Big Tech. Negotiate a better Bill, or get better leaders, NOW! Senate should not approve NDAA until fixed!!!” The President Said.

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29 Dec 2020