Drew Ferguson: “I am delighted to, once again this year, work with Mr. Weiner, Mr. Crowley and Ms. Berkley. We've offered this amendment…”

“I am delighted to, once again this year, work with Mr. Weiner, Mr. Crowley and Ms. Berkley. We've offered this amendment in the past. And each year that this Foreign Operations bill includes funding for Saudi Arabia we've offered this amendment, and each year we gain more and more support. Obviously we're disappointed that this bill does include some money for Saudi Arabia, but I'm pleased that offering this bipartisan amendment with broad support on both sides of the aisle, once again we will seek to strip that money. The bill before us provides $115,000 in foreign aid for a country that has time and time and time again proven that it doesn't deserve one cent of American taxpayers' dollars, not only because Saudi Arabia is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, but also because it's not a partner with the United States and other nations in our efforts to combat terrorism. Saudi Arabia has a pretty poor record on a number of fronts.”