U.S. Senate backs sale of missiles to Saudi Arabia

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) speaks to reporters after a vote on as Senators moved toward trying to pass a stop-gap increase in the Treasury Department's $28.4 trillion borrowing authority on Capitol Hill in Washington October 7, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate rejected a resolution on Tuesday that would have prohibited the proposed sale of advanced medium range air-to-air missiles, missile launchers and other weapons and support to Saudi Arabia.

The vote was 67 to 30 against the resolution, which was introduced by Republicans Rand Paul and Mike Lee, as well as Bernie Sanders, who caucuses with Democrats.