Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle C of title XIII, add the following: SEC. 13_. DETERMINATION AND SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN DEFENSE SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO SAUDI ARABIA. (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States-- (1) to continue to support and further efforts to bring an end to the conflict in Yemen; (2) to ensure United States defense articles and services are not used for military operations resulting in civilian casualties; (3) to ensure section 502 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2302; relating to utilization of defense articles) and section 4 of the Foreign Military Sales Act (22 U.S.C. 2754) are upheld and which describe the purposes for which military sales by the United States are authorized, including ``legitimate self-defense'', ``internal security'', and ``preventing or hindering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or the means of delivering such weapons''; and (4) to work with allies and partners to address the ongoing humanitarian needs of Yemeni civilians.…”