https://splinternews.com/5-house-democrats-join-paul-ryan-to-vote-for-more-yemen-1831054719Rep. Ro Khanna had introduced an amendment to a farm bill in the US House of Representatives to the same effect as the one the Senate previously voted to discharge from committee, that effort led by Sens. Bernie Sanders and Mike Lee: to end the US support for Saudi Arabia's genocide in Yemen.
However, another amendment was introduced to that bill that prevented a vote on Rep. Khanna's amendment. Some Republicans
on the committee responsible were incensed by this, and were prepared to vote down that amendment, so that Rep. Khanna's could itself be voted on... but five Democratic Representatives voted for the amendment to kill Rep. Khanna's.
Rep. Jim Costa (CA-16)
Rep. Al Lawson (FL-5)
Rep. Collin Peterson (MN-7)
Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-2)
Rep. David Scott (GA-13)
When Lindsey Graham has, in this matter, less blood on his hands than any Democrat... something's fucked up.
EDIT: A correction: I believe it was a floor vote on the amendment (or the bill itself, with that provision inserted), not a committee vote (and have struck out the appropriate clause above). Either way, it blocks a floor vote on a resolution to stop the US support for Saudi Arabia's genocide in Yemen.
I believe it is this vote:
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2018/roll432.xmlOn this bill:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/1176Meanwhile, 18 Republican Representatives voted against: Reps. Amash, Biggs, Blum, Brat, Cloud, Gaetz, Garrett, Gohmert, Gosar, Graves (LA), Jordan, Labrador, Massie, Meadows, Perry, Posey, Sanford, and Schweikert.
(Twenty-four didn't vote, seventeen Republicans and seven Democrats.)
EDIT #2: Meanwhile, the US Senate did move forward on this matter.
The initial motion to discharge:
https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=2&vote=00250Agreed to 63-37; voting for were every Democratic and Independent Senator, along with Republican Sens. Alexander, Cassidy, Collins, Corker, Daines, Flake, Graham, Lee, Moran, Murkowski, Paul, Portman, Toomey, and Young.
The motion to proceed:
https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=2&vote=00261Agreed to 60-39; voting for were every Democratic and Independent Senator, along with Republican Sens. Cassidy, Collins, Crapo, Daines, Flake, Lee, Moran, Murkowski, Paul, Risch, and Young. (Sen. Tillis did not vote.)
An amendment to clarify that the resolution would prevent the US Armed Forces from refueling non-US aircraft conducting missions in Yemen:
https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=2&vote=00263Agreed to 58-41; voting for were every Democratic and Independent Senator, along with Republican Sens. Alexander, Cassidy, Collins, Corker, Lee, Moran, Murkowski, Paul, and Young. (Sen. Tillis did not vote.)
An amendment to clarify that the US Armed Forces could continue to act against Houthi forces engaged in operations against targets outside Yemen:
https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=2&vote=00265Rejected 45-54: voting against were every Democratic and Independent Senator, along with Republican Sens. Daines, Lee, Moran, Paul, and Young. (Sen. Tillis did not vote.)
On S.J. Res. 54 itself, as amended:
https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=2&vote=00266Passed 56-41: voting for were every Democratic and Independent Senator, along with Republican Sens. Collins, Daines, Flake, Lee, Moran, Paul, and Young. (Sens. Graham, Heller, and Tillis did not vote.)