House Democrats on Friday passed resolutions opposing the Trump administration’s sale of millions of dollars of precision-guided bombs against Saudi Arabia.
Rep. Gregory Meeks
Gregory Weldon Meeks Legislation among lawmakers is reaching an all-time low after riots in the Capitol. Lawmakers push back Trump’s designation of Houthis House’s Yemeni foreign affairs commission Democrats support Trump’s accusation MORE (DN.Y.), the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, has introduced measures that put Congress’s opposed to the sale of the kingdom’s role in Yemen’s brutal civil war, leading to the worst humanitarian crisis in modern history. had followed, expressed.
“There is no justification for the Trump administration’s decision to rush the sale of thousands of bombs to Saudi Arabia – especially not after last year’s apparent ’emergency’ sale of 60,000 ammunition,” Meeks said in a statement. said, referring to an ’emergency’ weapon in 2019. sold to the Saudis that the Democrats claim the bypassing of Congress is overseen.
“Yemen has already been described by the UN as the world’s biggest humanitarian crisis, and the crisis is exacerbated when weapons sold by the United States are used recklessly, costing civilians their lives,” he added. ‘I strongly support the incoming Biden. the government’s promise to conduct a thorough policy review. ”
The resolutions of disapproval were co-sponsored by Representatives Gerald Connolly (D-Va.), Ted Deutch
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The Trump administration recently approved a $ 290 million sale to Riyadh for 3,000 Boeing-manufactured GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb I (SDB I) ammunition and related equipment. The approval follows another green light for Raytheon to sell Saudi Arabia 7,500 of its “smart” bombs from the Paveway air-to-ground directly at an estimated value of $ 478 million.
The government’s announcement on December 29 of the $ 290 million sale has begun a 30-day countdown during which lawmakers could block the sale if they choose to set the deadline in the early days of the upcoming Biden government. Elected President Joe Biden
Joe Biden Confirmation hearing for Biden’s DNI choice postponed Biden’s inauguration exercise on Sunday due to security concerns: Murkowski reports that it would be ‘appropriate’ to prevent Trump from taking office again said he would give an overview of Washington’s relationship with Riyadh, which has been scrutinized.
In particular, arms sales to Saudi Arabia have been a point of contention between the White House and lawmakers from both parties who have been increasingly vocal in their opposition to arming Riyadh.
Thousands of civilians have been killed in Yemen’s civil war, largely waged by Saudi Arabia and its proxy against Houthi rebels, and lawmakers remain dissatisfied with the 2018 assassination of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey.
But, President Trump
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