The White House says that President Obama will veto a bill that would allow the families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia.
The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed the bill on Friday
White House press secretary Josh Earnest said on Monday : “The president does plan to veto this legislation” adding that “I do anticipate the president will veto the legislation when it is presented to him. It hasn’t been presented to him yet”
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Press TV reports:
Obama has opposed the bill, asserting that foreigners could try to exploit it to sue the United States.
“It’s not hard to imagine other countries using this law as an excuse to haul US diplomats, US service members or even US companies into courts all around the world,” Earnest said.
He made the remarks just hours before Obama was scheduled to meet with the congressional leaders of both parties.
The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism bill passed on Friday by both houses of Congress would allow the families to sue the Saudi Arabian government in a US federal court.
Obama has come under pressure from Democratic lawmakers and 9/11 victims’ families who support the legislation.
“We can no longer allow those who injure and kill Americans to hide behind legal loopholes, denying justice to the victims of terrorism,” said Republican Representative Bob Goodlatte, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.
Also, some lawmakers, including, Congresswoman Rosa Delauro and Senator Richard Blumenthal have called on Obama to sign the bill.
Saudi Arabia has strongly opposed the bill and threatened to sell off $750 billion in American assets if it becomes law.
Niamh Harris
Obama to veto a bill that would allow the families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia. That is because he doesn’t want his Muslim brothers to bear any responsibility or financial burden.
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foreigners sue us all the time and get away with it… he lies and Janet Reno made sure they could … so his lie won’t work to save his rag-headed buddies.
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