In the 9th inning, Congress ends Obama's perfect veto gameBy Amber Phillips The Washington Post
Published Sept. 29, 2016
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http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0916/phillips092916.php3#4Q4MxwYPlUEmsi4L.99President Barack Obama was just months away from accomplishing something very few presidents have ever accomplished - the presidential equivalent of a perfect game. And now Congress is scoring a run in the ninth inning.
On Wednesday, the Senate overwhelmingly voted 97 to 1 to override his veto on a bill allowing 9/11 families to sue Saudi Arabia for not doing enough to prevent the terrorist attack. The House is expected to vote Thursday to override his veto, marking the first time during Obama's tenure that Congress has overridden one of his vetoes.
It also means Obama will have just missed going down in history as the first president in nearly a half-century to avoid any veto overrides.
The last time an administration made it eight years without having Congress override one veto was the Kennedy/Johnson administration, almost 50 years ago. John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson were able to avoid veto battles with Congress in large part because Congress was controlled by their own party while they were in the White House....
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