Moolenaar: Democrats Should Vote to Override President’s Veto of Bipartisan National Security Bill

Today, President Obama vetoed the National Defense Authorization Act. The legislation was passed with bipartisan support in both chambers of Congress, receiving a 270-156 vote in the House and a 70-27 vote in the Senate.

Representative John Moolenaar (R-Midland) supported the NDAA legislation in the House and opposes the president's veto. He released the following statement:

"This bill empowers our military overseas and provides for troops and their families here at home. Unfortunately, the president is vetoing the bill over an item that isn't even in it. He wants to take more money from hardworking taxpayers and give it to bureaucrats at the IRS and the EPA before signing a bill that provides for our national defense. That's wrong and Democrats in the House and Senate should vote to override the president's veto of this bipartisan legislation that protects America's national security."

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