WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, on Wednesday voted to override President Barack Obama’s veto of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA). The Senate voted 97-1 to override the president’s veto. The House of Representatives is expected to vote on the measure later this week.

“I voted to override the president’s veto because the families of those killed on September 11th deserve the chance to argue their case in a court of law,” said Murphy. “This bill fixes an unjustifiable loophole in the law that kept families in Connecticut out of court. I hope that the Saudis had nothing to do with the horrific terrorist attacks, but the families should be able to have their day in court.”

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