Congress digs in for prolonged Saudi battle
The brewing fight between President Trump and Congress on Saudi Arabia is poised to spill over into next year.
The U.S.-Saudi relationship has emerged as a point of contention between both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue in the wake of Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, with a growing number of senators convinced that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is responsible for the journalist’s death.
The Senate is prepared to defy Trump this week with a vote on a resolution aimed at ending U.S. support for the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen, with both supporters and opponents predicting it has enough backing to pass.
But with only days left before lawmakers wrap up their work for the year, some senators are already turning their attention to reviving the fight in the new year.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said that holding a vote this week is “a strong enough signal to the Saudis and a signal that we’re going to come back and finish it off next year.”
“The underlying resolution would still have privilege next year, and so if it passes this year it will likely pass again next year,” he added.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/420369-congress-digs-in-for-prolonged-saudi-battle
= new reply since forum marked as read
