Senate rejects bipartisan bid to stop $650M Saudi arms sale

Senate rejects bipartisan bid to stop $650M Saudi arms sale

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who supports the arms sale, said blocking it would further diminish U.S. influence in the world.

Senate rejects bipartisan bid to stop $650M Saudi arms sale

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday rejected a bid from a bipartisan group of lawmakers to stop President Joe Biden’s administration from selling more than $650 million worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia, allowing the deal to proceed despite the gulf nation’s dismal record on human rights. A procedural motion by Sen. Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, was rejected on a 30-67 vote, in just the latest skirmish in Congress over U.S. sales of weapons to…

U.S. Senate backs sale of missiles to Saudi Arabia

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/u-s-senate-backs-sale/"></div>WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate rejected a resolution on Tuesday that would have prohibited the proposed sale of advanced medium range air-to-air missiles, missile launchers and other weapons and support to Saudi Arabia. The vote was 67 to 30 against the resolution, which was introduced by Republicans Rand Paul and Mike Lee, as well […]<!-…

Senate Votes Down Resolution to Block $650 Million Missile Sale to Saudis - News From Antiwar.com

The bill was overwhelmingly voted down in a vote of 30 to 67

Senate votes to allow Saudi 'defensive' arms sale to proceed

The Senate on Tuesday voted against a path forward for a resolution that would have banned a proposed weapons sale to Saudi Arabia.

U.S. Senate backs sale of missiles to Saudi Arabia

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S.