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American congressman Ro Khanna called for an end to US military support and participation in the Saudi war against Yemen.
“I’m proud to partner with @SenSanders and others, and work to end U.S. military participation in the Saudi regime’s war in Yemen by reasserting Congress’ constitutional role on matters of war and peace,” Khanna wrote on his Twitter page on Wednesday. “I am confident this will pass in the House when brought for a vote.”
Khanna, who introduced his resolution on Wednesday, attached a video to his tweet stating "the US can no way assist the coalition" in its war against the Yemeni people.
Democratic lawmakers on the Hill have launched a historic rebuke of the Trump administration’s policy of arming and aiding Saudi Arabia and its allies by both legislative houses.
Included in the effort are Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Chris Murphy.
In December, Sanders and Murphy managed to secure a victory in the Senate for a war powers resolution to end US involvement in Yemen. However, that victory was short lived as Khanna’s mirror resolution in the House was blocked by then-Speaker Paul Ryan who added a rider to the annual farm bill which stripped it of its privileged status under the War Powers Act. Notably, Democrats could have stopped Ryan’s plan without killing the farm bill, but didn’t. Washington Post journalist Jeff Stein reported that House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer stood down.
Source: Yemenwatch.net
