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Despite Vote, SD Senator Mike Rounds Supports Sanctions on Saudi Arabia

Despite Vote, SD Senator Mike Rounds Supports Sanctions on Saudi Arabia

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The US Senate passed a measure to withdraw American support for a Saudi led coalition fighting in Yemen.

The vote was sixty-three to thirty seven to pass the measure.
South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds voted against the proposal, and says he sees two different issues….

Rounds says he supports a strong reaction to the death of Jamal Kashoggi……

Rounds says he and other Senators are looking for other measures…

The vote means there will be further debate in the Senate on American support for Saudi Arabia and policy in the middle east.

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