A member of the French parliament, Pierre Lellouche, said he would consider retaliatory legislation in France, and would anticipate it elsewhere, if the final version of JASTA does not include waivers for countries that are USA allies and actively involved in fighting terrorism.
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The White House had previously suggested Obama would not sign the bill when it first passed the Senate in May saying it would complicate diplomatic relations. The Obama administration has expressed concern that the bill would set a president, putting the USA government, soldiers, diplomats and even corporation in legal jeopardy in foreign courts.
Some have called the bill an attempt to allow the families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia for alleged ties to the September 11 attacks.
The measure passed the Senate in May without opposition and sailed through the House by a large margin on Friday.
The Senate had approved the legislation in May.
The White House didn’t respond to requests for comment on the bill’s passage.
President Obama plans on vetoing legislation which would allow the families of those killed during the 9/11 attacks to sue the government of Saudi Arabia in the US court system, The Hill reported. Earlier this summer, Congress released a set of previously classified pages from a congressional inquiry into the September 11 attacks, exploring allegations that Saudi officials supported the perpetrators.
Earnest said Monday that the White House has had “significant” concerns with the bill because it could open up the U.S.to being continually sued by people in other countries. Fifteen of the 19 hijackers from 9/11 were Saudi nationals. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. Cornyn is the deputy GOP leader and Schumer is expected to become the Democratic leader in January. “This bill passed unanimously in the United States Senate”. Thus far, the House has been unable to override Obama’s vetoes. “I hope for their sake that the Administration will rethink vetoing this bill”, Sen. They argue that if Saudi Arabia, or any other government, is innocent of involvement in attacks, they have nothing to fear from the legislation.
Analysts believe that Obama relies on the support of democrats especially that some of them had already voted for the bill for electoral purposes.
Congress will have to set a date for the override, which requires a two-thirds majority in the House, however since it’s an election year not only for the White House but also for many members of Congress, it’s highly unlikely any such vote would take place until after Election Day. “Hillary Clinton can no longer be silent”. They just got back from an uninterrupted seven-week vacation.
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Obama touted the TPP during his trip to China and Laos last week, and he has vowed to press lawmakers to vote on the package during an expected lame-duck session of Congress after the November 8 elections.
