UNICEF has declared the bloody war in Yemen the worst ongoing humanitarian disaster in the world. More than 2 million people are displaced, and more than 85,000 children have died from war-induced famine, with millions more people on the brink of death by starvation. On Thursday, the Senate passed a resolution under the War Powers Act that would end U.S. support for the Saudi-led campaign in Yemen.
#BREAKING: The Senate passed a bipartisan resolution directing the President to end U.S. military support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen – a strong rebuke to Saudi Arabia and the Trump administration.
— NPR (@NPR) December 13, 2018
The resolution was sponsored by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, along with Republican Sen. Mike Lee and Democrat Chris Murphy. On Monday, Sanders spoke to Vermont Edition about the crisis in Yemen, and what his resolution does to address it.
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Update 12/13/18 3:45 p.m. This post text was updated following the Senate vote Thursday.
