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Bob Goodlatte: “I urge my colleagues to override the President's veto. It is the right thing to do. Justice is the right thing--to let…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 2016
I urge my colleagues to override the President's veto. It is the right thing to do. Justice is the right thing--to let American citizens have access to their courts for torts for terrorist attacks that occur on American soil. This bill is a modest amendment to already existing exemptions to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. It is the right thing to do. I urge my colleagues to join me in overriding the President's veto. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
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Bob Goodlatte
Republican · Virginia
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Sep 28, 2016

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