When an annual defense spending bill was passed by the House this week, it was stripped of multiple measures to compel tougher consequences on Saudi Arabia for human rights abuses, congressional sources say
The removal of these measures was spearheaded by congressional Republicans leading the negotiations, who found themselves under pressure from the White House, the sources said.The final version gave Democrats and Republicans victories, and authorized paid parental leave of 12 weeks for federal workers for the first time. But it prompted deep frustration among those who have been critical of President Donald Trump's relationship with Saudi Arabia.
"The passage of the bill, which Trump has said he will sign, comes as the FBI continues to investigate the shooting at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida, which was carried out by a Saudi national.The bill also contains cuts to provisions that would have banned the sale of defensive weapons systems to Saudi Arabia -- like precision-guided munitions, which the Saudis are using in Yemen -- and the sharing of intelligence and logistical support that the Saudis use in Yemen.
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