Senator Rand Paul Plans To Force Vote On $110 Billion Trump/Saudi Defense Deal...

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Great to see there's still some good folks serving in our Government. We need to seriously debate and contemplate this massive Saudi weapons deal. Big Kudos to Rand Paul for trying to make that happen.


Sen. Rand Paul intends to force a vote on a $110 billion defense deal President Trump signed with Saudi Arabia, according to an aide to the Kentucky Republican.

Paul is expected to introduce a measure to disapprove of the sale later on Wednesday, the aide said, over concerns that the deal may pull the U.S. into Yemen's civil war.

The move will allow Paul to force a vote in early June. Under the Arms Export Control Act, he can bring the measure up on the Senate floor after 10 calendar days, but the Senate is leaving town on Friday for a week-long Memorial Day break.

The Senate in September overwhelmingly rejected a similar move from Paul to halt a $1.15 billion arms sale between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia.

Paul argued that that deal, which the Obama administration approved last August, would interject the U.S. in Yemen’s civil war.

This package is expected to include U.S. missiles, bombs, armored personnel carriers, Littoral Combat Ships, terminal high altitude area defense missile systems and munitions...

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Paul plans to force vote on $110B Saudi defense deal

 

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Great to see there's still some good folks serving in our Government. We need to seriously debate and contemplate this massive Saudi weapons deal. Big Kudos to Rand Paul for trying to make that happen.


Sen. Rand Paul intends to force a vote on a $110 billion defense deal President Trump signed with Saudi Arabia, according to an aide to the Kentucky Republican.

Paul is expected to introduce a measure to disapprove of the sale later on Wednesday, the aide said, over concerns that the deal may pull the U.S. into Yemen's civil war.

The move will allow Paul to force a vote in early June. Under the Arms Export Control Act, he can bring the measure up on the Senate floor after 10 calendar days, but the Senate is leaving town on Friday for a week-long Memorial Day break.

The Senate in September overwhelmingly rejected a similar move from Paul to halt a $1.15 billion arms sale between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia.

Paul argued that that deal, which the Obama administration approved last August, would interject the U.S. in Yemen’s civil war.

This package is expected to include U.S. missiles, bombs, armored personnel carriers, Littoral Combat Ships, terminal high altitude area defense missile systems and munitions...

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Paul plans to force vote on $110B Saudi defense deal

Yes, let's put all of those defense workers out of a job and undercut the Saudis at the same time. Let's just cut off our nose to spite our face!

 

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Great to see there's still some good folks serving in our Government. We need to seriously debate and contemplate this massive Saudi weapons deal. Big Kudos to Rand Paul for trying to make that happen.


Sen. Rand Paul intends to force a vote on a $110 billion defense deal President Trump signed with Saudi Arabia, according to an aide to the Kentucky Republican.

Paul is expected to introduce a measure to disapprove of the sale later on Wednesday, the aide said, over concerns that the deal may pull the U.S. into Yemen's civil war.

The move will allow Paul to force a vote in early June. Under the Arms Export Control Act, he can bring the measure up on the Senate floor after 10 calendar days, but the Senate is leaving town on Friday for a week-long Memorial Day break.

The Senate in September overwhelmingly rejected a similar move from Paul to halt a $1.15 billion arms sale between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia.

Paul argued that that deal, which the Obama administration approved last August, would interject the U.S. in Yemen’s civil war.

This package is expected to include U.S. missiles, bombs, armored personnel carriers, Littoral Combat Ships, terminal high altitude area defense missile systems and munitions...

More:
Paul plans to force vote on $110B Saudi defense deal

Yes, let's put all of those defense workers out of a job and undercut the Saudis at the same time. Let's just cut off our nose to spite our face!

Yeah cuz there's no way giving Wahhabist psychopaths massive stockpiles of advanced weaponry could ever backfire on us. What the hell are we thinking? Haven't we learned anything? This won't end well. Blow Back will blow our way at some point. Bet on it.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Great to see there's still some good folks serving in our Government. We need to seriously debate and contemplate this massive Saudi weapons deal. Big Kudos to Rand Paul for trying to make that happen.


Sen. Rand Paul intends to force a vote on a $110 billion defense deal President Trump signed with Saudi Arabia, according to an aide to the Kentucky Republican.

Paul is expected to introduce a measure to disapprove of the sale later on Wednesday, the aide said, over concerns that the deal may pull the U.S. into Yemen's civil war.

The move will allow Paul to force a vote in early June. Under the Arms Export Control Act, he can bring the measure up on the Senate floor after 10 calendar days, but the Senate is leaving town on Friday for a week-long Memorial Day break.

The Senate in September overwhelmingly rejected a similar move from Paul to halt a $1.15 billion arms sale between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia.

Paul argued that that deal, which the Obama administration approved last August, would interject the U.S. in Yemen’s civil war.

This package is expected to include U.S. missiles, bombs, armored personnel carriers, Littoral Combat Ships, terminal high altitude area defense missile systems and munitions...

More:
Paul plans to force vote on $110B Saudi defense deal

Yes, let's put all of those defense workers out of a job and undercut the Saudis at the same time. Let's just cut off our nose to spite our face!

Yeah cuz there's no way giving Wahhabist psychopaths massive stockpiles of advanced weaponry could ever backfire on us. What the hell are we thinking? Haven't we learned anything? This won't end well. Blow Back will blow our way at some point. Bet on it.

Ever tried to steal a LCS?

 

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Great to see there's still some good folks serving in our Government. We need to seriously debate and contemplate this massive Saudi weapons deal. Big Kudos to Rand Paul for trying to make that happen.


Sen. Rand Paul intends to force a vote on a $110 billion defense deal President Trump signed with Saudi Arabia, according to an aide to the Kentucky Republican.

Paul is expected to introduce a measure to disapprove of the sale later on Wednesday, the aide said, over concerns that the deal may pull the U.S. into Yemen's civil war.

The move will allow Paul to force a vote in early June. Under the Arms Export Control Act, he can bring the measure up on the Senate floor after 10 calendar days, but the Senate is leaving town on Friday for a week-long Memorial Day break.

The Senate in September overwhelmingly rejected a similar move from Paul to halt a $1.15 billion arms sale between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia.

Paul argued that that deal, which the Obama administration approved last August, would interject the U.S. in Yemen’s civil war.

This package is expected to include U.S. missiles, bombs, armored personnel carriers, Littoral Combat Ships, terminal high altitude area defense missile systems and munitions...

More:
Paul plans to force vote on $110B Saudi defense deal

Yes, let's put all of those defense workers out of a job and undercut the Saudis at the same time. Let's just cut off our nose to spite our face!

Heh...