The president has signaled that he may invoke emergency authority to complete weapons sales that lawmakers have temporarily blocked.
By Karoun Demirjian and Karoun Demirjian Congressional reporter focusing on national security Email Bio Follow Missy Ryan Missy Ryan Reporter covering the Pentagon, military issues and national security Email Bio Follow May 23 at 5:52 PM Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill are urging President Trump not to go over Congress’s head to complete controversial arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other countries amid concerns that he may soon use his emergency powers to sidestep lawmakers’ power to...
“The congressional review process exists so that the Senate can ask questions about whether a particular arms sale serves our national interests and supports our values, including human rights and civilian protections,” Menendez said in a statement Thursday, warning defense contractors that they, too, should be concerned that “the possible consequences of this will ultimately jeopardize the ability of the U.S. defense industry to export arms in a manner both expeditious and responsible.
The House and the Senate voted this year to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led coalition operating against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen’s civil war, citing concerns that American involvement was worsening a humanitarian crisis that has been declared the world’s worst. More than 20 million Yemenis are at risk of starvation, and hundreds of thousands could be affected by a cholera epidemic in the impoverished country.
“Maybe Trump will say that ‘Iran’ is the emergency, but that’s a loophole that would allow any President to claim any number of Middle East crises as an ‘emergency’ and then Congress will never ever be able to object to an arms sale again,” Sen. Chris Murphy said Wednesday on Twitter , warning that Trump might exploit the “obscure loophole” in the Arms Export Control Act that gives him emergency authority.
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