"The bill has unanimous support from Republicans, who were joined by 47 Democrats — even after the Obama administration made a last-minute pitch to persuade wavering House Democrats to oppose the GOP-written bill. And with 289 "yes" votes, Republicans also won a veto-proof majority for the measure.
The bipartisan support was a rebuke of President Barack Obama by House Democrats who felt that the administration failed to make a compelling case as to why they should vote against the Republican-authored bill when it was bad politics to do so.
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/syria-refugee-bill-vote-216053
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