US Senate votes to override Obama's 9/11 bill veto

The bill would have allowed 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia

Barack Obama
Barack Obama
AFP PTI Washington
Last Updated : Sep 28 2016 | 11:07 PM IST
The US Senate today voted overwhelmingly to override Barack Obama's veto of a bill that would allow 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia, the first such rebuke of his eight-year presidency.

In a landmark vote, Senators almost unanimously backed the override, teeing up a similar vote in the House of Representatives.
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First Published: Sep 28 2016 | 10:28 PM IST

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