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Senate passes 2021 defense bill with veto-proof majority, defying Trump's threats

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The GOP-led Senate overwhelmingly approved a $740 billion major national defense bill on Friday, defying President Trump's veto threats.

The final vote was 84-13 on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), well beyond the two-thirds requirement to override a potential veto if Trump carried through on his threat to sink the legislation.  “The Senate’s bipartisan passage of the NDAA shows that members on both sides of the aisle are committed to a strong national defense and to the protection of our women and men in uniform—regardless of petty veto threats from the outgoing president," said Sen.

Dick Durbin, D-Ill. The House already approved the legislation with a veto-proof majority on Tuesday with a 335-to-78 vote as many Republicans.

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