Lawmaker Aiming to Bock US Weapons Sale to Saudi Arabia
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., introduced a resolution late last week to block the Biden administration's first major arms sale to Saudi Arabia. The joint resolution of disapproval would prohibit the sale of $650 million worth of advanced medium range air-to-air…
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missiles and other equipment announced by the Defense Department earlier this month (see 2111050007). Omar said it would be “unconscionable” to sell weapons to the Saudi government. “We should never be selling human rights abusers weapons, but we certainly should not be doing so in the midst of a humanitarian crisis they are responsible for,” she said Nov. 12. “Congress has the authority to stop these sales, and we must exercise that power.”