Tag: Yemen
Trump vetoes War Powers resolution that would end U.S. support for...
After both chambers of Congress voted in favor of the War Powers resolution, which would end United States' support of the Saudi-led...
In a historic vote, Senate passes War Powers Resolution to end...
“This is historic. For the first time in 45 years, Congress is one step closer to withdrawing U.S. forces from an unauthorized war.”
US has supplied UAE $27B in arms despite nation’s links to...
We look at how U.S. weapons are supporting the ongoing devastation in Yemen with William Hartung, director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy.
House passes War Powers resolution to end US-backed involvement in Yemen
“I’m encouraged by the direction people are pushing our party to take on foreign policy, promoting restraint and human rights and with the sense they want Congress to play a much larger role.”
Bipartisan coalition announces new push to end US support of Saudi...
Despite the fact that President Donald Trump has no problem accepting money from the Saudi government, many constituents have no desire to continue funding a needless war against the people of Yemen.
Lawmakers reintroduce War Powers Resolution to end carnage in Yemen and...
Both the House and Senate "should move swiftly to reassert [their] war powers and end U.S. support for this brutal, unconstitutional war."
In historic vote, Senate comes together to end military support of...
"I hope … we send a loud and powerful message by passing this resolution. That we’re going to bring peace to that country and that the United States Congress is going to reassert its constitutional authority to be the body that makes war not the president."
House Republicans stymie Senate plan to pass War Powers resolution
"Speaker Ryan is not allowing a vote on my resolution to stop the war in Yemen because many Republicans will vote with us and he will lose the vote."
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