In rare rebuke, Senate votes to block Trump administration's weapons deal with Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON – The Senate is poised to vote Thursday on legislation to block the Trump administration from selling U.S.-made weapons to Saudi Arabia and its allies.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the $8.1 billion weapons deal last month – and said the administration would sidestep the normal congressional approval process by declaring a national security emergency. Pompeo said that threats from Iran, a foe of both the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, justified the decision to evade congressional review.
"Now is not the time to do business as usual with Saudi Arabia," Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., usually a staunch Trump ally, said earlier this month in announcing his support for blocking the arms sale. Lawmakers in both parties are also increasingly concerned about the Saudi-led bombing campaign in Yemen, which has killed thousands of civilians and created a humanitarian disaster.
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