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Bipartisan Group Of House Members Urge President To Postpone $1.15 Billion In Saudi Arabia Weapons Sales Over Yemen Conduct

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Bipartisan Group Of House Members Urge President To Postpone $1.15 Billion In Saudi Arabia Weapons Sales Over Yemen Conduct

A bipartisan set of 64 members of the House of Representatives sent a letter to President Obama on Monday calling on him to postpone the recently announced sale of $1.15 billion in weapons to Saudi Arabia over concerns for the country’s conduct in hostilities in Yemen.The letter was spearheaded by Reps. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), Ted Yoho (R-Fla.), John Conyers (D-Mich.), and Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.) and aims to give Congress time to debate the merits of the deal considering reports on…

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