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Congress Passes Bill Urging End to U.S. Involvement in Yemen War

posted onApril 5, 2019
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Article snippet: The House passed S.J. Res. 7 Thursday, 247-175, featuring strong bipartisan support for the measure. Republicans and Democrats on both sides have pushed for less involvement in the war in Yemen. S. J. Res. 7 would require that President Donald Trump remove American armed forces from hostilities in or affecting Yemen within 30 days. S.J. Resolution passed through the Senate in March, and now that the legislation passed, the bill will go to President Trump’s desk to sign. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), a progressive and anti-war Democrat, told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview this week that he hopes to forge a bipartisan coalition to end a number of wars and U.S. military conflict worldwide. To illustrate the increased congressional interest in ending America’s long-standing involvement in the Middle East, lawmakers ranging from Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Mike Lee (R-UT) to Reps. Justin Amash (R-MI), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) wrote a bipartisan letter to the president backing his planned withdrawal from Syria. Khanna said in his interview with Breitbart News’s Matthew Boyle: The United States has aided Saudi Arabia in its war with Yemen since former President Barack Obama’s administration. Obama never sought congressional approval from Congress to involve America in the Middle East conflict, even though he had the U.S. military help the Saudis refuel their bombing runs. Congressman Khanna said he would love to have “15 ... Link to the full article to read more

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