On the recordApril 4, 2019
I thank the chairman for his leadership on this, and I really want to thank Representative Ro Khanna for his continued, steadfast efforts to end this situation. So, I strongly urge my colleagues to support this resolution and finally end U.S. involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen. If we fail to act today, if we let one more opportunity to end these horrors pass us by, we are telling the world we are okay with another day in which innocent civilians are killed; another day that nearly 20 million people go without basic healthcare, and even more in need of emergency food aid; another day that a child must battle illnesses that could easily have been prevented, if not for this crisis happening on our watch. We have an opportunity, as Members of this body, Republicans and Democrats, to tackle the difficult problems and have the debates that others have ignored for too long. This is one of those problems. And this is one of those moments that makes me optimistic that the tide is finally turning. I want to thank the chairman for making this a top priority. It is long past time for Congress to reassert its role, our role, in foreign policy and exercise our Constitutional duty. Seeing the level of suffering in Yemen, we cannot wait one more day to do it. I urge my colleagues to support this resolution.
