Legislation Re-Introduced to End U.S. Role in Yemen War
Washington, D.C. — January 30, 2019 — In response to Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Mike Lee (R-UT), Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Mark Pocan (D-WI) re-introducing bipartisan,...
View ArticleHouse Makes History With Vote to End U.S. Role in Yemen War
(Photo: Felton Davis) Washington, D.C. — February 13, 2019 — In response to the House of Representatives passing H.J.Res. 37, legislation directing the president to withdraw U.S. support for the...
View ArticleSenate Votes Again for Ending U.S. Role in Yemen War
Washington, D.C. — March 13, 2019 — In response to the Senate passing S.J.Res. 7, legislation directing the president to withdraw U.S. support for the Saudi/UAE-led war in Yemen, Paul Kawika Martin,...
View ArticleCongress Sends Historic Yemen War Powers Resolution to the President
(Photo: Felton Davis) Washington, D.C. — April 4, 2019 — In response to the House sending S.J.Res. 7—legislation directing the president to end U.S. support for the war in Yemen—to the president’s...
View ArticleTrump’s Veto Keeps U.S. Complicit in Yemen, For Now
Washington, D.C. — April 16, 2019 — In response to President Trump vetoing S.J.Res. 7, legislation that directed him to withdraw U.S. support for the Saudi/UAE-led war in Yemen, Jon Rainwater,...
View ArticleFailing to Override Trump on Yemen, Congress Must Keep Pushing
Washington, D.C. — May 2, 2019 — In response to the Senate failing to secure the two-thirds majority vote necessary to override President Trump’s veto of S.J.Res. 7, legislation directing the president...
View ArticleSenate Votes to Block Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE
Washington, D.C. — June 20, 2019 — In response to the Senate voting to block arms sales involving Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other countries, Paul Kawika Martin, Senior Director for...
View ArticlePeace During Pandemic – Support the Global Ceasefire
“The fury of the virus illustrates the folly of war.” That’s is what United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres exclaimed as he delivered an appeal to warring parties around the world to lay...
View ArticleWe Could Ground Saudi Arabia’s Airforce Tomorrow and End The Crisis in Yemen
Every seventy-five seconds a child dies from starvation in Yemen. Seven million are on the brink of starvation. It’s not only a tragedy, it’s a completely unnecessary tragedy. It’s unnecessary...
View ArticleSenate Yemen War Powers This Week!
We’re getting word that the Senate could vote THIS WEEK on a War Powers Resolution to bring an end to all U.S. support for the horrific humanitarian tragedy caused by the Saudi-led war in Yemen. This...
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