Top Democrats Threaten SERIOUS Consequences For Saudi Bombshell
October 12, 2022
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as posted by the channelFollowing the announcement that Saudi Arabia was teaming up with Russia in OPEC relations to slow oil production, the Biden administration and other Democrats warn of the potential consequences. John Iadarola and Jayar Jackson break it down on The Damage Report.
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'Enough Is Enough'Top Senate Democrat Vows to Block All Future Arms Sales to Saudis
"The Democratic chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee pledged late Monday to block all future U.S. weapons sales to Saudi Arabia as backlash over OPEC's decision to cut oil production and push up gas prices continues to grow on Capitol Hill.
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), who has veto power over foreign arms sales, said in a statement that OPEC's plan to slash production by two million barrels a day in a bid to prop up oil prices amounts to a "decision to help underwrite Putin's war." Russia, an OPEC ally, stands to benefit from higher oil prices without having to reduce its own production.
"It's time for our foreign policy to imagine a world without this alliance with these royal backstabbers."
"The United States must immediately freeze all aspects of our cooperation with Saudi Arabia, including any arms sales and security cooperation beyond what is absolutely necessary to defend U.S. personnel and interests," Menendez said Monday. "As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, I will not green-light any cooperation with Riyadh until the kingdom reassesses its position with respect to the war in Ukraine. Enough is enough.""
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