McConnell spokesman Don Stewart said the president called the majority leader after the override vote was scheduled, but neither the conservation nor the letter did anything to change his mind. The Saudi government has denied it had any ties to the terrorists who carried out the 9/11 attacks and has lobbied fiercely against the bill. “I think that’s really simplistic.”Both chambers passed the 9/11 legislation without dissent earlier this year. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, said he voted for the override because “concrete benefit” for the 9/11 victims’ families outweighed “speculative detriment” to American officials and foreign relations. Corker said he is working with Senate Foreign Relations Committee ranking member Ben Cardin, D-Md.

Source: National Post September 28, 2016 18:39 UTC