Groups push lawmakers to use defense bill to end support for Saudis in Yemen civil war
More than 50 anti-war groups are urging lawmakers to use the annual defense policy bill to end all U.S. support for the Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting in Yemen's civil war.
In a letter being sent Monday, the organizations call on lawmakers to use the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to "legislate an end to ongoing U.S. complicity in the war and blockade in Yemen."
"By suspending the sale of arms and ending U.S. participation in the Saudi coalition's war and blockade, Congress can prevent a humanitarian catastrophe from spiraling further out of control as it reasserts its constitutional authority on matters of war and peace," the 56 organizations wrote in the letter, a draft of which was obtained by The Hill.
The letter comes before the House is expected to consider its version of the NDAA later this week and provides a tacit backing of an amendment to the bill filed by Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.).
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