Senators are ramping up their efforts to block President Trump’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.
View the complete June 9 article by Rebecca Kheel on The Hill website here.