BREAKING: President Obama vetoes bill that would allow relatives of victims of Sept. 11, 2001 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia
— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) September 23, 2016
Odds are very high that this veto will be overridden. There’s strong support on both sides of the aisle to get the Saudis to pay for 9/11 related damages.
The Administration has opposed on grounds that the bill would adversely affect foreign policy and open the door to other countries suing the US for damages done by the US over time (think conflicts, covert actions, etc.)