With the support of only 23 Republicans between both houses of Congress, another bill is going to the president’s desk that he’s already promised to veto.
On March 13, the Senate passed a bill to pull our troops out of Yemen. The bill was originally voted on in December, but the Republican House never took it up. So in March, the Senate reintroduced a clean version of the bill and passed it 54-46 with only 7 Republicans.
Today the House passed the same bill with only 16 Republicans voting for it and now it heads to Trump’s desk.
Here’s more from The Hill:
The House passed a resolution Thursday to end U.S. military support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen, sending it to President Trump’s desk and likely forcing him to issue the second veto of his presidency.
The resolution passed 247-175, with 16 Republicans siding with Democrats. One Republican, Rep. Justin Amash (Mich.), voted present.
Thursday’s vote was the first time since the War Powers Act was passed in 1973 that both chambers of Congress passed a resolution using that law and was the culmination of a years-long effort propelled in recent months by lawmakers’ fury at Saudi Arabia over the killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
The resolution, which would require Trump to withdraw U.S. military forces in or “affecting” Yemen unless they are fighting al Qaeda, gained considerable momentum after Khashoggi’s killing last year in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.
In case you are curious who voted for this bill, the names are below. There are some interesting names, especially on the House side:
SENATE
Collins (R-ME)
Daines (R-MT)
Lee (R-UT)
Moran (R-KS)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Paul (R-KY)
Young (R-IN)
HOUSE
Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
Ken Buck (R-CO)
Michael Cloud (R-TX)
Warren Davidson (R-OH)
Matt Gaetz (R-FL)
Louie Gohmert (R-TX)
Paul Gosar (R-AZ)
Morgan Griffith (R-PA)
Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN)
Jim Jordan (R-OH)
Thomas Massie (R-KY)
Mark Meadows (R-NC)
Alex Mooney (R-WV)
Bill Posey (R-FL)
Chip Roy (R-TX)
David Schweikert (R-AZ)