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Senate headed for clash over Saudi Arabia | TheHill

posted onDecember 3, 2018
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Article snippet: The Senate is barreling toward a floor brawl over how to respond to Saudi Arabia's role in the slaying of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Senators took a significant step this week advancing a bipartisan resolution to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen, marking a sharp break from the prince personally ordered Khahoggi’s death. But now, lawmakers need to figure out what a final bill will look like as they prepare to take a next step of bringing the resolution up for debate — and a potentially raucous floor drama. The war powers fight is uncharted waters for a Senate that has repeatedly rejected attempts to challenge the White House’s combat authority. “This is new territory, I mean this hasn’t been done in the past, and I want to do everything I can to ensure that this is handled in a dignified manner,” said Sen. MORE (R-Tenn.), the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. First, senators will need to agree to proceed to the resolution — sponsored by Sens. MORE (R-Utah) — that requires Trump to remove any troops in or “affecting” Yemen within 30 days. But supporters are confident that they’ll easily overcome that procedural hurdle, which requires only a simple majority, after already securing 63 votes to advance it. It’s what comes after that is causing heartburn for advocates of the resolution and leadership alike, who are hoping to get an agreement that would prevent an unwieldy debate that could otherwise derail the bi... Link to the full article to read more

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