The US Senate voted 97 to 1 to override President Barack Obama’s veto of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) in a roll-call vote on Wednesday.
On Friday, Obama vetoed the JASTA legislation, which was approved unanimously by voice vote in the House and Senate. The president cited concerns that the bill could negatively impact US alliances, or open the US government to similar lawsuits for alleged terror sponsorship.
Ahead of the final roll-call vote, the Senate clerk announced that "no senator voted in the negative." During the final count, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid cast the sole vote against the veto override.
If the House of Representatives votes along with the Senate to override Obama’s veto, JASTA will allow the victims of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks to pursue a long-standing lawsuit against Saudi Arabia for allegedly providing support to hijackers involved in the attacks.
[sputniknews.com]
28/9/16
*** Democratic Senator Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton's vice presidential running mate, and Bernie Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats and is a former White House contender, did not vote.
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Related:
On Friday, Obama vetoed the JASTA legislation, which was approved unanimously by voice vote in the House and Senate. The president cited concerns that the bill could negatively impact US alliances, or open the US government to similar lawsuits for alleged terror sponsorship.
Ahead of the final roll-call vote, the Senate clerk announced that "no senator voted in the negative." During the final count, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid cast the sole vote against the veto override.
If the House of Representatives votes along with the Senate to override Obama’s veto, JASTA will allow the victims of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks to pursue a long-standing lawsuit against Saudi Arabia for allegedly providing support to hijackers involved in the attacks.
[sputniknews.com]
28/9/16
*** Democratic Senator Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton's vice presidential running mate, and Bernie Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats and is a former White House contender, did not vote.
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