A two-thirds congressional vote is required to override a certain Trump veto if legislation gets to his desk, a highly unlikely possibility given longstanding US/Saudi relations. . Congress is currently in recess until after the November 6 midterm elections. ..…
In February, along with two of my colleagues, Mike Lee, Republican of Utah, and Chris Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut, I introduced Senate Joint Resolution 54, calling on the president to withdraw from Saudi-led Yemen. I very much hope that Congress will act, that we will take our duty,..…
The murder of Saudi Jamal Khashoggi now seems very likely to prompt Congress to impose some sanctions on Saudi government, and it may act to end the active US in Saudi-UAE on Yemen.. ..…
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