House Votes Overwhelmingly To Pass NDAA With Enough Votes To Override Veto

The House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly backed a $740 billion defense policy bill that President Donald Trump has pledged to veto, heading toward a confrontation with the Republican president weeks before he is to leave office.

The vote was 335 to 78 in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, a margin that would be large enough to overcome Trump's promised veto.

'This is one thing in this incredibly tumultuous time that we can agree on,' Democratic Representative Adam Smith, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said as he urged support for the measure.

The Senate is due to vote on the legislation in the coming days. It is expected to pass, which would send the bill to the White House for Trump to sign or veto.

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