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US Senate advances proposal to stop backing Saudi Arabia in Yemen
In face of State Department and Pentagon opposition, the Senate voted 63-37 to allow a floor vote on Resolution 54, a bipartisan proposal to block any further US support to the Saudi-led coalition waging war in Yemen since 2015.
If actually adopted by the Senate with a veto-proof majority, the resolution would force the Trump administration to stop logistical and other support to the Saudi coalition, and require authorization from Congress before such support is given.
Proposed by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), the resolution has found backers in many Senate Democrats, as well as Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rand Paul (R-Kentucky). Judging by the vote on Wednesday, several more Republicans are in favor of at least having a floor vote on the issue.
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Do not forget: it was a U.S. bomb that killed 40 children on a school bus in Yemen in August—some of the many thousands of civilians who have died in this horrific, Saudi-led war.
The Senate must vote today to end our support for these atrocities.
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) November 28, 2018
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