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The Senate just overrode Obama's veto
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September 28, 2016
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"The Senate on Wednesday handed President Barack Obama the first veto override of his presidency, voting by a stunning 97-1 margin to allow American victims of terrorists attacks to sue foreign nations that sponsored them.
The 97-1 vote amounted to a rare moment of bipartisan agreement on Capitol Hill, with Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid standing as the only Senator to vote against the override.
On Friday, Obama vetoed the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, which would allow 9/11 victims' families to sue Saudi Arabia for allegedly playing a role in the 2001 terrorist attack, saying it would hinder the president in conducting foreign policy.
But even some of Obama's biggest supporters — including Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and soon-to-be Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer — supported the veto override."
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