[rtt-abq] Fw: Udall Votes for Senate Resolution to End U.S. Support for Saudi-led War in Yemen
- From: "Cheryl Passalaqua" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "nmcheryl" for DMARC)
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- Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2018 13:51:08 +0000 (UTC)
From our friend, Michelle, with Senator Udall's office. We should give him a
call and let him know how much we appreciate this vote. 505-346-6791
Unfortunately, and not surprisingly, the legislation did not fare well in in
the House. Maybe that will change next month?
Cheryl
From: Tom Udall Press Office <NEWS_PressOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2018 3:25 PM
To: Tom Udall Press Office <NEWS_PressOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Udall Votes for Senate Resolution to End U.S. Support for Saudi-led
War in Yemen
For Immediate Release
December 13, 2018
Contact: Ned Adriance
202.228.6870 | news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx| @SenatorTomUdall
Udall Votes for Senate Resolution to End U.S. Support for Saudi-led War in Yemen
Bipartisan passage of War Powers Act resolution is an important step for
Congress to reassert its rightful authority over the use of military force
Senate also unanimously votes for resolution condemning Saudi crown prince for
murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
WASHINGTON – Today,U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after joining the
full Senate in voting 56 to 41 to pass a resolution to end the United States’
support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen. Udall has long called for Congress to
assert its constitutional powers over the use of military force, is the sponsor
of the Prevention of Unconstitutional War with Iran Act , and has led the
effort in the Senate tocall on President Trump and the Trump Organization to
fully disclose their financial ties to the Saudi government.
“The Senate has come together in a bipartisan way to send a powerful and
historic message – that the United States must live up to our values and end
our support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen, which is responsible for one of the
most horrifying humanitarian disasters of this century. This is an important
step toward to ending our complicity in a war that has caused unimaginable
pain, suffering, and death among innocent civilians and children. And I hope
Congress will continue to assert our rightful and Constitutional authority over
the use of military force when it comes to other conflicts in the Middle East
and elsewhere.
“This administration’s refusal to hold the Saudi Kingdom accountable for its
atrocities is particularly reprehensible, especially when considering the
government’s murder of U.S. resident and journalist Jamal Kashoggi and the
apparently deep, but still undisclosed, financial ties between the president’s
personal business interests and the Saudi government. However, this is about
much more than any one administration or any political party. No
administration, Democratic or Republican, should be permitted to enter the
United States into war without the approval of the American people and clear
authorization from Congress.”
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