Congress Votes to Override Obama Veto of Suing Saudi Arabia Bill (1 Viewer)

[Rich Conway]

Which senators abstained?

Also, "everyone else" isn't necessarily 100% fair.  As it applies to the Senate, yes, but I would assume some House members also voted against initially.

Cool, I will happily give them props. 

Doesn't look like too many were interested in getting in the way of this one, tho.

Looks like 77 House members (mostly Democrat) voted not to override the veto.  See here: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2016/roll564.xml

 

[Charlie Steiner]

Found the link to how the voting went down, with separate links to House and Senate.  Things are so gerrymandered near where I live that it's tough to tell which one is actually my Representative.  Of the two most likely, on voted for and one voted against. FWIW, this is how the voting for the Maryland reps went:

District 1--Andrew Harris (R): Yea

District 2--Dutch Ruppersberger (D): Nay

District 3--John Sarbanes (D): Yea

District 4--Donna Edwards (D): Nay

District 5--Stenny Hoyer (D): Yea

District 6--John Delaney (D): Yea

District 7--Elijah Cummings (D): Nay

District 8--Chris Van Hollen (D): Yea

Senator Barbara Mikulski (D): Yea

Senator Ben Cardin (D): Yea

 

[cstu]

Bernie Sanders supported it.  Warren voted to override.  Embarrassing.  

Harry Reid and The White House.  Anyone else was asleep at the wheel, gutless, or being obstinate. 

This thread should be everyone celebrating Obama, instead they are complaining he didn't communicate enough.  You're embarrassing yourselves.  Stop.  Just stop.  

This is extremely disappointing. 

 

[SacramentoBob]

More proof that Obama is the worst President ever.

 

[jonessed]

Pass it and fix it later isn't a great way to pass legislation, but it's certainly not uncommon.

 

[Grace Under Pressure]

They couldn't go on record voting against 9/11 victims, obviously. Obama provided each and every one of them cover, they should all be thanking him.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Pass it and fix it later isn't a great way to pass legislation, but it's certainly not uncommon.

This is why Congress should pass a bill giving every American household a one time payment of one million dollars.  They can always fix it down the line. 

 

[Sand]

Whether Obama is right or not, when a veto is over ridden 97-1, saying the president didnt do a good job explaining his stance is probably accurate. This doesnt excuse Congress, but clearly the president didnt communicate well. 

Congress is a whole other branch of government.  Blaming administration over what's in a Congressional bill is farcical.

And McConnel is an idiot.  Always has been.

 

[RedmondLonghorn]

They couldn't go on record voting against 9/11 victims, obviously. 

They get to go on record as being dishonest, incompetent cowards instead.

Good for them.

 

[massraider]

It's a really embarrassing moment for both sides of the aisle.  

 

[msommer]

It's a really embarrassing moment for both sides of the aisle.  

How many of them can be voted out in November?

I'm guessing not enough to matter

 

[The Z Machine]

I just wrote a letter to my Rep blasting him for voting yes on the bill.  Idiot.  At least Elijah Cummings voted no.