US House votes to block $8.1 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and other allies
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump during a family photo session at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 28, 2019.
The Senate cleared the resolutions last month, but like the House, fell well short of a veto-proof majority. Overturning a president's veto requires a two-thirds majority in both the House and Senate. The White House has declared stopping the sale would send a signal that the United States doesn't stand by its partners and allies, particularly at a time when threats against them are increasing.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had cited Iranian aggression when declaring an emergency to approve the weapons sales in May. The Saudis have recently faced a number of attacks from Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. Pompeo had informed Congress that he had made the determination "that an emergency exists which requires the immediate sale" of the weapons "in order to deter further the malign influence of the government of Iran throughout the Middle East region."
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