To: Sen. Patrick Leahy (VT-1) and Sen. Bernard Sanders (VT-2)
Thank @SenSanders & @SenatorLeahy on #StopArmingSaudi
Just Foreign Policy
We thank Senator Sanders & Senator Leahy for voting against arming Saudi Arabia. We urge both to co-sponsor S.J.Res.32 to increase oversight of arming Saudi Arabia.
Why is this important?
On September 21, the Senate voted on a resolution offered by Senators Chris Murphy [D-CT], Rand Paul [R-KY], Al Franken [D-MN], and Mike Lee [R-UT] to block an arms sale to Saudi Arabia. The Murphy-Paul-Franken-Lee resolution was a challenge to U.S. support and participation in the Saudi war against Houthi rebels in Yemen. The Saudi war in Yemen has been sharply criticized by human rights groups for causing a humanitarian catastrophe, for violating international humanitarian law, and for violating U.S. laws against targeting civilians with U.S. weapons.
Senator Sanders and Senator Leahy voted against killing the Murphy-Paul-Franken-Lee resolution, effectively voting against continuing to arm Saudi Arabia. [1]
S.J.Res.32, sponsored by Senators Chris Murphy, Rand Paul, Brian Schatz, and Sherrod Brown, would increase Congressional oversight over U.S. weapons exports to Saudi Arabia. [2]
Thank Senator Sanders and Senator Leahy and urge them to co-sponsor S.J.Res.32 by signing our petition.
References:
1. http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=2&vote=00145#position
2. https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/32
Senator Sanders and Senator Leahy voted against killing the Murphy-Paul-Franken-Lee resolution, effectively voting against continuing to arm Saudi Arabia. [1]
S.J.Res.32, sponsored by Senators Chris Murphy, Rand Paul, Brian Schatz, and Sherrod Brown, would increase Congressional oversight over U.S. weapons exports to Saudi Arabia. [2]
Thank Senator Sanders and Senator Leahy and urge them to co-sponsor S.J.Res.32 by signing our petition.
References:
1. http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=2&vote=00145#position
2. https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/32