US Rep. Ilhan Omar moves to block $650 million Saudi arms sale

If passed by the Senate, the joint resolution would block the sale of 280 air-to-air missiles to Riyadh.
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) listens during a news conference on the treatment of Haitian immigrants at the U.S. border in Texas on Sept. 22, 2021 in Washington, DC.
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) listens during a news conference on the treatment of Haitian immigrants at the U.S. border in Texas on Sept. 22, 2021 in Washington, DC. - Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
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US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Friday introduced a joint resolution to block a $650 million sale of air-to-air missiles proposed by the Biden administration for Saudi Arabia. 

The sale was notified to Congress last week and billed by the State Department as part of the Biden administration’s efforts to continue providing defensive aid to Saudi Arabia amid a pledge to cut off support for the kingdom’s war in Yemen.

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