Congress Adopts War Powers Act to Challenge Mass Starvation in Yemen
By MUUSJN on Sunday, April 7th, 2019
Congress Urges End to U.S. Support for Saudi war on Yemen UN: It’s World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis
Urge President Trump to Be Bold and Sign the Bi-Partisan War Powers Resolution 1-202-456-1111 White House Comment Line, open M-Fri, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.or email him at: www.whitehouse.gov/contact
BACKGROUND
On Thursday, April 4th, the House voted 247-175 to demand an end to U.S. support for Saudi Arabia’s brutal war in Yemen. According to the UN, this war has resulted in the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, with 22 million people on the brink of starvation. This bi-partisan vote followed a vote in the Senate to also adopt this Resolution. Thanks to all who called their Senators when MUUSJN issued its last alert. For more information, click HERE. The U.S. has a vast leverage to stop the killing, starting by cutting off military support for this unconscionable war.
Now that Congress has acted, legislators from both parties sent President Trump a letter calling for him to sign the Resolution. It’s conventional wisdom that Trump will veto this Resolution, the second of his administration. When asked about the resolution on late Thursday, Trump said “I’ll take a look at it”. We shouldn’t be let him off the hook. Let’s put pressure on him to sign. CALL HIM MONDAY OR EMAIL HIM TODAY.
Utah Senator Mike Lee, a Republican, said it’s “long past time that we end U.S. involvement in this unauthorized, unjustified and immoral war that has caused immense human suffering”.
Senators Lee and Senator Rand Paul, who signed the letter along with members of the House, said Trump has expressed a desire to avoid “costly and never ending conflicts around the globe”. They also urged Trump to “set a new precedent”and “take on entrenched opposition to foreign policy restraint”.
CALL PRESIDENT TRUMP — TELL HIM:
- The war has created the world’s greatest humanitarian crisiswith 22 million people on the brink of starvation;
- With bi-partisan votes in both the House and the Senate, Congress has declared that the U.S. should end its support forthis endless war;
- Show America that you can be bold. End the U.S. involvement in the costly Yemen conflict;
- DON’T VETO, SIGN THE RESOLUTION.
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