SenSanders, SenMikeLee, ChrisMurphy & 60 of their colleagues made history ...

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.@SenSanders, @SenMikeLee, @ChrisMurphyCT & 60 of their colleagues made history by voting in support of #SJRes54 today.

It is now a matter of when, not if, the unconstitutional U.S.-Saudi war will end. The House must reject @SpeakerRyan's inaction and vote to end Yemen's misery.

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1. The Senate is moving closer to ending US support for the war in Yemen

Updated Nov 28, 2018, 4:40pm EST

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In a 63-37 vote, lawmakers discharged a bill, co-sponsored by Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Mike Lee (R-UT), and Chris Murphy (D-CT), that would force the US to cease its support for the Saudi-led coalition in its bloody fight against the Houthi rebels in Yemen within 30 days. The White House, however, has threatened to veto final passage of the bill.

The US helps the Saudi-led coalition by providing them with intelligence, selling them arms and ammunition, and, until recently, fueling planes in the conflict that has left tens of thousands dead and millions more suffering from starvation and disease. That means the US is partially culpable for the death and destruction of Houthi fighters and even civilians.

The bill invokes the War Powers Resolution of 1973 (WPR), which states that if US troops are involved in “hostilities” abroad “without a declaration of war or specific statutory authorization, such forces shall be removed by the President if the Congress so directs by concurrent resolution.”

A similar bill must still pass the House before that happens. House Republicans have tried to block a vote on the measure, but Democrats tell me they feel confident they can pass a similar measure either in this or the next Congress when they are in the majority.

https://www.vox.com/2018/11/28/18116442/yemen-war-powers-senate-vote-sanders