All Senate Democrats voted with Bernie Sanders today rebuking Trump on troops in Yemen

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John Nichols @NicholsUprising 43s44 seconds ago
All 49 Senate Democrats voted today for a resolution by ⁦@SenSanders⁩ to force debate on the Trump administration’s support of Saudi brutality in Yemen. They were joined by 14 Republicans, including Foreign Relations Committee chair Bob Corker. https://t.co/gXQF8F6QKw

Nation:

On Wednesday afternoon, the Senate voted 63-37 in favor of allowing floor debate on S.J.Res.54, the “joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress” that Sanders has advanced with Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT), Mike Lee (R-UT), and 14 other co-sponsors.

All 49 Democrats in the Senate backed the resolution, which pushes back against the Trump’s administration’s alliance with the Saudis. They were joined by 14 Republicans, including Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair Bob Corker (R-TN), who rejected pressure from the White House that grew so intense that it inspired a midday New York Times headline reading: “Trump Officials, Fiercely Defending Saudis, Warn Senators Not to Abandon Yemen War.”

Peace Action, Code Pink, MoveOn, and other groups targeted wavering senators with a social-media campaign featuring the message #YemenCantWait. That was a rebuke to House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and members of the House Republican Caucus, who blocked a move by California Democrat Ro Khanna to force a vote on a measure similar to the one Sanders advanced.

The Senate vote may create a new opening for action in the House. But the focus in coming days will be on the Senate, where activists and their congressional allies will struggle to secure approval for the Sanders resolution. The measure still faces significant procedural hurdles, and could be restructured and amended before a final vote takes place. While Sanders focused on humanitarian and constitutional concerns, many of the senators who supported opening debate spoke about their desire to send a message regarding the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. There are no guarantees that every senator who voted to bring S.J.Res.54 to the floor will hold firm in the face of lobbying and veto threats from the White House.

read more: https://www.thenation.com/article/senate-yemen-vote-saudi-arabia/

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[Catch2.2]

1. Awesome!

Thank you Bernie and Dems!

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2. Many thanks to all voting against the illegal war in Yemen.

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3. kick

[Tom Rinaldo]

4. This is great n/t

[disillusioned73]

5. This is huge...

especially since this guy never gets anything done ... crazy times

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6. Senate rebuking a president on war

...not an everyday thing.

Not surprising to see Sen. Sanders at the helm.

[Nanjeanne]

7. Thank you Sen Sanders, Murphy and Lee for coming together on this. Big change in

support from last time Sanders and Murphy tried this.

Gives me hope.