Article snippet: Senators are ramping up their efforts to block MORE’s emergency arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf allies. Lawmakers in both parties are feeling a sense of urgency to respond to Trump’s use of executive powers before the weapons are delivered to Riyadh and after he flirted with declaring yet another emergency, this time for tariffs on Mexican goods. During the past week, senators introduced 22 resolutions — one for each sale — that would block the deals, an unprecedented congressional move following White House approval of emergency arms sales. Sen. MORE (R-S.C.), a staunch Trump ally, is among those supporting the resolutions. And senators say that his backing best illustrates the level of frustration on Capitol Hill. “The fact that Lindsey is leading the resolution tells you that things are shifting inside the Republican caucus,” said Sen. MORE (D-Conn.), one of the co-sponsors. “I’ve offered two prior disapproval motions on Saudi arms sales, and Lindsey led the opposition to my prior attempts to stop Saudi arms sales.” Asked about growing frustration among Republicans, Graham said, “I think there’ll be a lot of support” for the resolutions. Late last month, the Trump administration notified Congress it was invoking a rarely used provision of the law governing arms sales to push through long-stalled deals with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates worth $8.1 billion. A provision of the Arms Export Control Act allows such sales to go through immediate... Link to the full article to read more