The Senate delivered a stern rebuke to President Donald Trump and his administration on Wednesday, voting to withdraw United States support for the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen.
The Senate on Wednesday passed a resolution to end US support for Saudi Arabia in Yemen, defying President Donald Trump.
This move is tied to the brutal killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and threatens Trump's foreign policy agenda.WASHINGTON — The resolution passed with mostly Democratic support, with a handful of Republicans crossing the aisle. But the bulk of the GOP opposed the measure and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell attacked the resolution during a floor speech Wednesday morning, calling it"unnecessary and counterproductive."
"Regarding Yemen, it is completely understandable that Senators have concerns over the war, the American interests entangled in it, and its consequences for Yemeni civilians," McConnell said."I think there is bipartisan agreement — shared by the administration — that our objective should be the end of this horrible conflict. But this resolution will not end this conflict. It will not help Saudi pilots avoid civilian casualties.
But the House version has hit problems after House Republicans altered the resolution with a procedural maneuver called a motion to recommit. The tactic rarely works, but in this case the House added on language condemning anti-Semitism which in turn caused procedural snags in the Senate.reintroduced a third version in the Senate that is identical to the resolution that passed in 2018. That is the version now heading to the House.
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