Congress’s Retreat on 9/11 Saudi Bill Shows Fear of Backlash
- After rushing override, Ryan and McConnell consider changes
- Neither party wanted to take tough vote against families
U.S. Bill Impacts Saudi Bond Sale
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To Republicans in the U.S. Congress, a bill letting Sept. 11 victims’ families sue the Saudi government was just the sort of legal remedy -- and feel-good campaign gesture -- to show they’re tough on terrorism.
So they rushed the law through over the objections of the White House, with one top Republican posting a photo of himself signing the bill on Facebook. Then they hurried to override the president’s veto -- with the help of all but one Senate Democrat.