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Senate Republican Leadership, @senatemajldr @JimInhofe @SenatorRisch, just wasted America's best opportunity to push for peace in #Yemen by eliminating a ban on US arms sales to Saudi Arabia & the UAE in #FY20NDAA, our National Defense Bill. #YemenCantWait 1/7
Since March 2015, more than 20 million people in #Yemen are in need of humanitarian assistance due to conflict. The country is struggling to survive the world's worst humanitarian crises fueled by US-made bombs. 2/7 relevantmagazine.com/issue-101/yeme…
Between 2014-2018, 68% of Saudi Arabia’s arms imports came from the US, according to @SIPRIorg. These arms sales fuel the #Yemen war and are repeatedly used to bomb Yemeni homes, schools, hospitals and Oxfam water projects. 3/7
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Earlier this year, @realDonaldTrump outlined the first National Defense Strategy in over a decade that correctly prioritized the growing threats to our country and the direction of our military. Today’s #NDAA reflects and supports this strategy.

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As Chairman of the Readiness Subcommittee, I prioritized maintenance & modernization efforts that will allow us to remain competitive against China & Russia’s advancements and sponsored provisions to support critical partners in Africa, Taiwan and the Kurdish Regional Government.
Under the @POTUS admin, we have been able to begin the long process of rebuilding our military after eight years of chronic underfunding & budget cuts. Chairman @SenJohnMcCain fully appreciates continuing to rebuild our armed forces cannot be accomplished in just a year or two.
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