Political Quotes

“Mr. President, not a lot of Americans know this, but we are at war in the Middle East. We are part of the Saudi-led coalition that is in the middle of a very dangerous and catastrophic war inside Yemen. The Saudi-led campaign inside Yemen began on March 26, 2015. The Houthis, a group within Yemen, had captured the capital in September of 2014. The Saudi-led campaign, of which the United States is a member, had intended to push the Houthis out of the capital. The war has been absolutely devastating from both a humanitarian perspective and a U.S. national security perspective. Senator Paul and I have submitted an amendment that I will not call up right now--but I may do so later in the proceedings--which would place some very reasonable conditions on the U.S. participation in this coalition, and in particular on the U.S. transfer of munitions to Saudi Arabia in order to continue this campaign. What is the status of this civil war inside Yemen today? Well, first of all, as I mentioned, it has been an absolute humanitarian disaster. The war has left 3,000 civilians dead, and the total number of deaths is 6,200. At this time 80 percent of Yemen's population is wholly dependent on international humanitarian relief because they don't have adequate food, water, or medical care. The capital, Sanaa, has been without electricity or running water for over a year. The capital of this country has had no electricity or running water for over a year.…”