[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 187 (Wednesday, November 28, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S7147]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            SENATE BRIEFING

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, for the information of all Senators, 
key members of the administration will be coming to the Senate at 11 
a.m. this morning for an all-Members briefing with respect to Yemen and 
Saudi Arabia.
  Senators on both sides of the aisle have legitimate concerns about 
the war in Yemen, the terrible humanitarian plight of Yemeni citizens 
caught in the crossfire, and the multiple U.S. interests wrapped up in 
this conflict.
  The U.S.-Saudi relationship is a longstanding and critical one, but 
Senators on both sides of the aisle also have legitimate concerns about 
the recent conduct of the Saudi Government. All of us want to see our 
critical foreign partners behave responsibly. I have been encouraged to 
hear both Secretary Mattis and Secretary Pompeo call for an end to the 
war in Yemen and for accountability following the murder of Jamal 
Khashoggi. So I look forward to hearing from both Secretaries today and 
learning more about the administration's strategy to achieve these and 
other important objectives.

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