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McConnell: Senate will delay vacation to override Obama veto
The Hill ^ | September 20, 2016 | Jordain Carney

Posted on 09/20/2016 11:52:06 AM PDT by jazusamo

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Tuesday that the Senate will take up an expected veto override of legislation that lets families of 9/11 victims sue Saudi Arabia in U.S. courts before breaking for the elections.

"Both of those we'll have to deal with before we depart," the Senate Republican Leader told reporters. He was referring to the veto override and a separate push to block a proposed arms sale to Saudi Arabia.

The Senate had been expected to leave town this week, but McConnell said it was "safe to say" that the Senate would be in town next week. The House and Senate have both approved the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act. The White House is expected to veto the legislation by Friday — the deadline for it to take action.

The administration argues the bill could open up U.S. citizens abroad to retaliatory legal attacks.

A handful of senators, including Republicans and Democrats, have echoed the White House's concerns, but stopped short of saying they would oppose the override.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 114th; 911; 911families; bho44; husseinobama; mcconnell; obama; override; saudiarabia; veto
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To: jazusamo

Will McConnell swap a Supreme Court justice for this ?


41 posted on 09/20/2016 12:45:28 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: butlerweave

The Turtle is already slithering towards putting another leftist on the 9th Circus...


42 posted on 09/20/2016 12:46:42 PM PDT by Paladin2 (auto spelchk? BWAhaha2haaa.....I aint't likely fixin' nuttin'. Blame it on the Bossa Nova...)
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To: RKBA Democrat

Nothing, least of all any amount of money would make it square. The million they were given was to make sure they did not have financial problems, that is all money can ever do.


43 posted on 09/20/2016 12:47:20 PM PDT by Hanna548 (s)
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To: jazusamo

What is Hillary’s position on this matter?


44 posted on 09/20/2016 12:47:50 PM PDT by Cowboy Bob
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To: butlerweave

AHH! hope not.


45 posted on 09/20/2016 1:15:44 PM PDT by Eddie01 (Democrats are the Liquidate America Party)
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To: jazusamo; All

Good job Turtle-Neck where have you been for the last 8 years?


46 posted on 09/20/2016 1:17:29 PM PDT by notdownwidems (Washington DC has become the enemy of free people everywhere)
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To: Donglalinger

Translation: There’s a new sheriff in town. McConnell’s got a new boss.


47 posted on 09/20/2016 1:20:58 PM PDT by huckfillary
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To: jazusamo

Congress needs to pass a veto-proof declaration of war against the Saudis. And authorize first strike use of nukes against the sand maggots while they’re at it.


48 posted on 09/20/2016 1:39:37 PM PDT by Sirius Lee (If Trump loses, America dies)
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To: Hanna548

Yes, but for those who love money to the exclusion of most else, the threat of losing it is a deterrent. And suing will prove cathartic to those who did lose loved ones. No reason to deny them that.


49 posted on 09/20/2016 1:45:53 PM PDT by RKBA Democrat (Make phone calls. Knock on doors. Write letters. Or wake to a nightmare in November)
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To: Digger

Exactly right. Only the US Congress could be stupid enough to go down this slippery slope.


50 posted on 09/20/2016 1:50:12 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Hanna548
"I don’t get this issue at all. When 9/11 happened, the families were given millions of dollars by our government....taxpayer money. Lots of people are killed every day that won’t get a penny from anyone, so that was a real and large blessing. Anyone handed a million dollars tax free, has no money problems...so why do they want to sue the Saudi’s?"

I said the same thing at the time. Not only did the families get millions from the tax-payers, but new charities sprang up over night and gave them millions more.

As horrific as 9/11 was, I never got being in the wrong place at the wrong time warranted tax dollars to the families, that's what life insurance is for. I gave countless examples of other man-made atrocities where surviving relatives were not granted tax dollars (think Oklahoma City for one).

And what about since 9/11 with the Boston bombing, San Bernardino murders, Orlando, plus various mass murders in schools, a theater etc.? Where's their tax money?

Don't mean to be callous, but I never got it. Everyone is in danger every day of losing their life due to man-made or natural disasters. Auto accidents account for more people killed than any thing. Again, being at the wrong spot on the road at the wrong time.

The only surviving families I believe warrant extra tax dollars are those of the Military, Cops, and Firemen who die in the line of duty after volunteering to give their lives for others.

51 posted on 09/20/2016 1:51:09 PM PDT by A Navy Vet (I'm not Islamophobic - I'm Islamonauseous. Plus LGBTQxyz nauseous.)
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To: RKBA Democrat

Thanks, glad I am not alone in thiking this is a bit nuts:))


52 posted on 09/20/2016 2:02:30 PM PDT by Hanna548 (s)
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To: Izzy Dunne
And an unsuccessful attempt would be yet another signal that the Republican Congress is a squishy spineless gelatinous blob, incapable of standing upright, or even knowing which way is up.

Yep. Your move, giggles.


53 posted on 09/20/2016 2:07:06 PM PDT by COBOL2Java (Hillary's screeching voice is like the pipe organs of hell)
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To: Eddie01

I watched it last week.
Yes, a MUST SEE to all Americans


54 posted on 09/20/2016 2:19:19 PM PDT by Zathras
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To: Donglalinger

Second Translation. “Obama is an avowed socialist quasi Marxist and liar.


55 posted on 09/20/2016 2:25:46 PM PDT by cpdiii (DECKHAND ROUGHNECK MUDMAN GEOLOGIST PILOT PHARMACIST LIBERTARIAN , CONSTITUTION IS WORTH DYING FOR!)
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To: Henchster

A successful veto override....

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I’ll believe it when I see it. Turtle is just running his mouth.


56 posted on 09/20/2016 2:49:57 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Go away, Satan! -- Fr.Jacques Hamel (R.I.P., martyr))
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To: ZULU

Bingo!


57 posted on 09/20/2016 3:08:13 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Go away, Satan! -- Fr.Jacques Hamel (R.I.P., martyr))
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To: Sasparilla

Yep.


58 posted on 09/20/2016 3:09:05 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Go away, Satan! -- Fr.Jacques Hamel (R.I.P., martyr))
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