S.Amdt. 4088

SA 4088. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 54, to direct the removal of
United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen
that have not been authorized by Congress; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the end, add the following:

SEC. 2. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED
STATES AND THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA.

It is the sense of the Senate that--
(1) the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have
maintained a close and productive relationship for most of
the years since establishing relations in 1933;
(2) the United States seeks to continue a constructive and
strategic relationship with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
based on both our mutual interests as well as a growing
agreement on the values of human rights, democracy, and the
rule of law, which are the cornerstone of any strong and
lasting relationship with the United States; and
(3) there have been numerous Saudi actions since January
2015 that have threatened the comity between our two nations,
including--
(A) the continued jailing of prisoner of conscience Raif
Badawi in Saudi Arabia, who received 50 lashes in 2015 that
nearly killed him;
(B) the imprisonment of women's rights activists in May of
this year by Saudi government authorities, and, according to
media reports, their torture while in custody, including Raif
Badawi's sister, Samar;
(C) the premeditated murder of Washington Post writer and
Saudi citizen Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi government authorities
in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul after being called there
by his government;
(D) the Government of Saudi Arabia's disastrous war in
Yemen, which, while trying to rid Yemen of Iranian influence,
has created a humanitarian nightmare that has killed tens of
thousands, displaced hundreds of thousands, impoverished
millions, and pushed the country to the brink of massive
famine; and
(E) a reckless diplomatic and economic confrontation with
the State of Qatar, a Gulf Cooperation Council Member and
regional partner of the United States on counterterrorism and
regional security.
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