Sen. Robert Menendez, the ranking Democrat on the historically bipartisan committee, claims Chairman Jim Risch “blindsided” him by breaking an agreement over legislation related to Saudi Arabia
The top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee are accusing each other of making misleading statements as the Senate prepares bills to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Corker and Sen. Ben Cardin also had a close working relationship - notably reaching a bipartisan agreement for Congress to review the Obama administration’s nuclear deal with Iran. “I would characterize it as a little bit more tense in the last week largely about what gets on the agenda,” said Sen. Marco Rubio , a committee member, who said the Committee's delay in considering nominees is also contributing to the Risch-Menendez dynamic. "There's been a longstanding notion that the minority needs to agree when things get on the agenda and I think the chairman has tried everything possible to sort of follow that but I think we reached sort of a critical moment.
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