Senate Gears Up for Unpredictable Debate on Saudi Arabia and Yemen

Sen. Christopher urphy, D-CT., is among the chief advocates for the Yemen resolution. Credit: Tom Williams, CQ Roll Call file photo

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The Senate is gearing up for a potentially unwieldy debate over U.S. policy regarding Yemen and Saudi Arabia, and a Tuesday briefing for key senators from the CIA chief did nothing to thwart that.

Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker told Roll Call Tuesday afternoon that interested parties would be meeting on Wednesday to try to find an agreement on handling the contentious Yemen resolution.

The Tennessee Republican said that with the schedule changes necessitated by the funeral of President George H.W. Bush, floor debate would most likely come up on Monday, Dec. 10.