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House Passes FY ‘21 NDAA Conference Report With A Veto-Proof Majority

House Passes FY ‘21 NDAA Conference Report With A Veto-Proof Majority
House Armed Service Committee Ranking Member Mac Thornberry addresses Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper and Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Captiol Hill during a House Armed Service Committee hearing on the DoD fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization budget, Washington D.C., Feb. 26, 2020. (DOD photo by Sgt. 1st Class Chuck Burden).

The House on Tuesday evening voted to pass the final conferenced version of the $741 billion fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act with a veto-proof majority, as the White House issued another formal veto threat. Lawmakers voted 355 to 78 to pass the bill, well above the two-thirds approval mark that would be required to override a potential veto.  “After months of hard work with colleagues on both sides of the aisle and in both chambers of Congress, I…

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