The House of Representatives, with a Democratic majority, approved on Tuesday an important Defense bill that establishes the Pentagon's policy and spending for 2021, but without including adjustments demanded by the outgoing president, Donald Trump, against social media companies to those it considers enemies, such as Facebook and Twitter.
The annual National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, passed in the Lower House by a large majority, faces the threat of a veto from Trump, who had demanded
that Section 230, which protects companies like Facebook, be removed from the bill. and Twitter
that, according to him, turned against him during the elections.
The version of the NDAA approved by the Lower House does not include the repeal of Section 230 demanded by Trump.
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The president had also demanded that Congress remove a provision from the bill that allows the name of military bases that now honor Confederate leaders to be changed.
Congressional leaders vowed to go ahead with the bill, which includes automatic 3% wage increases for US troops and authorizes other military programs, despite the threat of a veto.
The House passed the bill in a landslide 335-78 vote,
more than the two-thirds needed to override a possible veto.
The measure will now go to the Senate, controlled by Republicans, although it is expected to pass this House as well.
What is unclear is whether the support here will be so overwhelming as to override a possible Trump veto.
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