This is an opportunity for all of us in this Chamber to express in the strongest possible terms, and, frankly, it is not that strong, it may wind up costing a net zero dollars to the Saudis, but in strong terms we can show how fundamentally upset we are at the way that Saudi Arabia has acted with two faces. One is the side that they show us in the TV commercials and the meetings and the negotiations and in the well-orchestrated press conferences. On the other side are the facts. We all too often in this part of the world judge people based on what they say rather than what they do. And the Saudis should see what we do in this House. No more aid to the Saudi Arabians.
Anthony Weiner: “This is an opportunity for all of us in this Chamber to express in the strongest possible terms, and, frankly, it is not…”
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Addressing U.S. aid to Saudi Arabia and expressing discontent with their actions.
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