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Hearing Building a New Regional Security Architecture: The Next Phase of the Abraham Accords
house Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript · 29 transcript matches
SHERMAN, BRAD "My favorite piece of legislation of Senator Rubio, and I wish he was related to Secretary Rubio, was the No Nuclear Weapons for Saudi Arabia Act, which he and I introduced in 2018, which required the gold standards of control to have, including, of course, the additional protocol, in order for us to have a nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia. cooperation agreement with Saudi"
Hearing Various Measures
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 9, 2026 · Transcript · 18 transcript matches
SHERMAN, BRAD "But they should remember that there was a time in 1978 when the most powerful monarch in the Middle East was the Shah and every weapon system, every capacity in the hands of the Shah in 1978 was in the hands of the mullahs in 1979. For us to assume that it's okay for the Saudis to move toward a nuclear weapon, to do things that we are bombing Iran to prevent them from doing, is benign, assumes that this one man who runs Saudi Arabia will continue to have the same views and he could change on a moment's notice, or that that one man will continue to run Saudi Arabia and it's when his views..."
Hearing Hearings to examine arms control and transforming international security functions at the State Department.
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Mar 24, 2026 · Transcript · 13 transcript matches
MERKLEY, JEFF "No processing, no enrichment, and the inspection of all sites, including ones, civilian nuclear sites, including ones that are not directly our companies, if you will. Okay, I'll just express my concerns, which I know you've already heard from me, but I'll express them again here, and that is all the public reports are that none of those three things will be covered by the agreement with Saudi Arabia, and if they're not covered with Saudi Arabia, and so they're able to reprocess, they're able to enrich, that we cannot inspect sites, IAEA cannot inspect, and we cannot inspect sites that are..."
Hearing United Nations Accountability and Reform: Advancing an America First Foreign Policy Through Strategic Diplomacy and Burden Sharing
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript · 10 transcript matches
SPEAKER_20 "session or an open session? I would happily take that for the record. And that's obviously to the Secretary and the President what he shares between the two bodies. Well, as to be clear for the record? I understood you to mean the MOU that with Iran. I have not seen any proposed agreement with Saudi Arabia. I'm talking about Saudi Arabia. You have not- UN resolutions saying Iran cannot and should not have a nuclear weapon. And they're the largest sponsor of terrorism in the world. So, yes, there's a reason we should be bombing Iran and not Saudi Arabia. It's kind of a ridiculous question,..."
CRS Report
United States and Saudi Arabia Energy Relations
Resources · Nov 19, 2018
Following the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at a Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, some Members of Congress have expressed interest in taking action against Saudi Arabia for its...
CRS Report
Prospects for U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Energy Cooperation
InFocus · May 26, 2026
The 119th Congress is engaging the Trump Administration with regard to U.S. policy toward Saudi Arabia’s National Project for Atomic Energy and proposals for U.S.-Saudi nuclear energy cooperation....
CRS Report
Possible U.S.-Saudi Agreements and Normalization with Israel: Considerations for Congress
Reports · Aug 27, 2024
The Biden Administration has stated that it considers normalization of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s relationship with Israel as a U.S. national security interest. The Administration also intends for...
Hearing Department of State FY 2027 Budget Request: A Commitment to America First Foreign Policy
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript · 5 transcript matches
SPEAKER_45 "As many of you are aware, unfortunately, Sudan has turned into a proxy war between multiple countries, and the divisions between the UAE and Saudi Arabia have truly complicated our ability to bring that to an end. What we're focused on there now is identifying two cities, or four cities, two on each"
Testimony SHERMAN, BRAD
Building a New Regional Security Architecture: The Next Phase of the A...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"My favorite piece of legislation of Senator Rubio, and I wish he was related to Secretary Rubio, was the No Nuclear Weapons for Saudi Arabia Act, which he and I introduced in 2018, which required the gold standards of control to have, including, of course, the additional protocol, in order for us to have a nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia. cooperation agreement with Saudi"
Testimony MERKLEY, JEFF
Hearings to examine arms control and transforming international securi...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Mar 24, 2026
"No processing, no enrichment, and the inspection of all sites, including ones, civilian nuclear sites, including ones that are not directly our companies, if you will. Okay, I'll just express my concerns, which I know you've already heard from me, but I'll express them again here, and that is all the public reports are that none of those three things will be covered by the agreement with Saudi Arabia, and if they're not covered with Saudi Arabia, and so they're able to reprocess, they're able..."
Testimony SPEAKER_20
United Nations Accountability and Reform: Advancing an America First F...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"session or an open session? I would happily take that for the record. And that's obviously to the Secretary and the President what he shares between the two bodies. Well, as to be clear for the record? I understood you to mean the MOU that with Iran. I have not seen any proposed agreement with Saudi Arabia. I'm talking about Saudi Arabia. You have not- UN resolutions saying Iran cannot and should not have a nuclear weapon. And they're the largest sponsor of terrorism in the world. So, yes,..."
Testimony MR. MICHAEL HOLLOMON II
U.S. Economic Security and Investment Abroad: Assessing Economic Secur...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"The other places we see are many. Currently, we're working with Saudi Arabia to do a copy-paste critical minerals processing plant where all of the metal can come back to the United States, but it's centrally located near another country, Pakistan, which has had an increasingly important role and stance toward the United States, positive stance. It's a country that is full of metal, copper, antimony, tin, tungsten, many of the metals that we're trying to get a hold of in the United States. If..."
Testimony SHERMAN, BRAD
United Nations Accountability and Reform: Advancing an America First F...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"the agreement? Could you provide it to us perhaps today, perhaps either in a classified Senator Rubio and I, in 2018, introduced the No Nuclear Weapons for Saudi Arabia Act, which mandated that any agreement with Saudi Arabia would have to have the affirmative approval of the United States Congress. And I miss Senator Rubio. The Secretary Rubio takes a completely different position. Now, the press reports indicate- Mr. Sherman, could I just Here's my confusion. No, I have not. Oh, so you have..."
Testimony SHERMAN, BRAD
United Nations Accountability and Reform: Advancing an America First F...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Who owns the time? That's not a real thing. It's not a real thing for members of this a filibuster, and I stopped the filibuster. It's also rich to hear this side of the aisle celebrating oil after they were at war. I look forward to this committee being run in accordance with committee rules, and only the departure from committee rules prevents us from exposing the great hypocrisy here. Saudi Arabia is not agreeing to the additional inspections that could make sure that their program is not..."
Testimony SHERMAN, BRAD
Various Measures
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"But they should remember that there was a time in 1978 when the most powerful monarch in the Middle East was the Shah and every weapon system, every capacity in the hands of the Shah in 1978 was in the hands of the mullahs in 1979. For us to assume that it's okay for the Saudis to move toward a nuclear weapon, to do things that we are bombing Iran to prevent them from doing, is benign, assumes that this one man who runs Saudi Arabia will continue to have the same views and he could change on a..."
CRS Report
Tax Proposals and the PGA Tour-LIV Golf Merger
Resources · Aug 9, 2023
In June 2023, the PGA Tour and LIV Golf announced a planned merger. The PGA Tour is the world’s largest professional golf league, while LIV Golf is a newer league financed by the Saudi Arabia Public...
CRS Report
Middle East and North Africa: Implications of the Russia-Ukraine War
Reports · Jun 2, 2023
The 118th Congress is examining the global implications of Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine in terms of legislation, FY2024 authorization and appropriations proposals, and oversight of Biden...
Hearing Full Committee Hearing on The Growing Business of Sports: Reviewing Federal Tax Policy in the Multibillion-Dollar Industry
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 30, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
MILLER, CAROL D. "The growth in name and image and likeness opportunities that the universities are creating for these new companies to accept outside money, it's important for all of us to really understand where that money is coming from. Sovereign wealth funds and government money from places like Saudi Arabia have been pouring into sports worldwide, and these groups are now circling college sports next. Mr. Madden, if a Gulf sovereign fund takes a stake in a school's new athletic"
CRS Report
No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2018
Resources · Nov 7, 2018
Since the beginning of the oil industry, there have been multiple periods when a supply manager has influenced production and price levels. Generally, a supply manager has the capacity to adjust...
CRS Report
No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2019
Resources · Jul 3, 2019
Since the beginning of the oil industry, there have been multiple periods when a supply manager has influenced production and price levels. Generally, a supply manager has the capacity to adjust...
CRS Report
China and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Resources · Aug 4, 2023
The People’s Republic of China (PRC or China) has been expanding its diplomatic, economic, and security ties with countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region since the late 1990s. As...
CRS Report
Middle East and North Africa-China Relations
Reports · Mar 23, 2023
The People’s Republic of China (PRC, or China) has been expanding and strengthening its diplomatic, security, commercial, and cultural ties with countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)...
CRS Report
Middle East and North Africa Unrest: Implications for Oil and Natural Gas Markets
Reports · Mar 10, 2011
Political unrest in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has contributed to higher oil prices and added instability to energy markets. Supply disruptions and fears about the possible spread of...
Testimony THE HONORABLE DANIEL SHAPIRO
Building a New Regional Security Architecture: The Next Phase of the A...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Indeed, there was always going to be a Palestinian component of that. That was something the Saudis made clear at every stage that they wanted to see, something that would be defined maybe as a credible pathway to a Palestinian state. By the way, that's language incorporated into President Trump's 20-point plan for Gaza, as well as U.S. security commitments for Saudi Arabia, certain Saudi security commitments to the United States, and a civil nuclear agreement, which has now been just..."
Testimony SHERMAN, BRAD
Various Measures
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"So let's hear what Senator Rubio said about the provision I am putting forward to this committee now, what he said in 2018. The United States should suspend all talks related to civil nuclear cooperation with Saudi Arabia until the Saudi government agrees to the gold standard requirements and proves they are willing to be responsible partners that respect basic rights of their citizens. This is an important bill, said Senator Rubio, that will ensure Congress has oversight and must affirmatively..."
Hearing U.S. Economic Security and Investment Abroad: Assessing Economic Security Zones
house Oversight and Intelligence Subcommittee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
MR. MICHAEL HOLLOMON II "The other places we see are many. Currently, we're working with Saudi Arabia to do a copy-paste critical minerals processing plant where all of the metal can come back to the United States, but it's centrally located near another country, Pakistan, which has had an increasingly important role and stance toward the United States, positive stance. It's a country that is full of metal, copper, antimony, tin, tungsten, many of the metals that we're trying to get a hold of in the United States. If you had a nexus between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, you could do processing in Saudi Arabia. It's a..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Donald Blome, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Near Eastern Affairs), Christopher...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Jul 16, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
DOUGLAS MASTRIANO "For more than 30 years, I had the privilege of serving our nation, the United States Army. My assignments took me across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. I served side-by-side with coalition ally partners in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and even in some of the Central Asian republics of the former Soviet"
Hearing Hearings to examine the state of the U.S. Territories.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
KING, ANGUS S., JR. "But it strikes me as odd that there would be a diminution of funds for solar. You're the Saudi Arabia of solar. You have enormous solar"
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.1547, to amend title 54, United States Code, to reauthorize the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_14 "But it strikes me as odd that there would be a diminution of funds for solar. You're the Saudi Arabia of solar. You have enormous solar"
Hearing Hearings to examine rebuilding American critical minerals supply chains.
senate Armed Services Committee · Feb 24, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
WICKER, ROGER F. "and scandium from a recycling process. We have brought Australia, Brazil, and Saudi Arabia into deals where mining or refining opportunities do not exist here in the United"
CRS Report
Oman: Politics, Security, and U.S. Policy
Report · Nov 25, 2025
Since the British withdrawal from the Persian Gulf in the early 1970s, Oman has relied on the United States as a key defense partner, and successive U.S. presidential Administrations have considered...
CRS Report
Fact Sheet: Joint Resolutions of Disapproval Under the Arms Export Control Act
Reports · Dec 20, 2024
This Fact Sheet is a research aid that lists, in chronological order, the concurrent resolutions (Table 1) and joint resolutions (Table 2) of disapproval under the Arms Export Control Act (AECA)...
CRS Report
Yemen: Conflict, Red Sea Security, and U.S. Policy
InFocus · Jul 21, 2026
Yemen is a conflict-afflicted nation along the strategic Bab al Mandab Strait, one of the world’s most active shipping lanes. The Strait has become a more important conduit for energy and goods as...
Testimony SHERMAN, BRAD
Building a New Regional Security Architecture: The Next Phase of the A...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"So, the most important part of an Abrahamic Accord's success would be relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia, the guardian of the holy places, and the Saudis have made it clear that there needs to be progress toward a Palestinian state for them to move forward on that. There was some attempt to instead get the Saudis to ignore the Palestinians in return for a nuclear cooperation agreement with the United"
Testimony SHERMAN, BRAD
United Nations Accountability and Reform: Advancing an America First F...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"now for a much higher price. The ranking member was correct to point out that this committee has not provided oversight for this horrendous war in Iran, but even more timely in this committee about the proposed nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia. Now there are those who think that the Saudi possession of nuclear technology is totally benign. But I've been involved in this for a long time. And I remember when the most powerful monarch in the Middle East was a good friend of America...."
CRS Report
Israel: Major Issues and U.S. Relations
Report · Jul 2, 2026
The United States and Israel have cooperated closely for decades, reflecting assessments across several Administrations and Congresses that the countries share a number of strategic interests,...
Testimony THE HONORABLE DANIEL SHAPIRO
Building a New Regional Security Architecture: The Next Phase of the A...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"I had my say earlier, Mr. Miksa. I'll just try to address your brief question on the Saudi nuclear deal. Of course, there's much we don't know. It's only been announced in the last several hours. It does undertake a joint study between the United States and Saudi Arabia, after which Saudi Arabia could be allowed to enrich uranium on its soil. Saudi Arabia could be allowed to enrich uranium on its soil. Exactly what the safeguards would be for that is not entirely clear. It does not appear to..."
CRS Report
Yemen: In Brief
Report · May 12, 2026
Yemen has been politically, economically, and militarily divided for more than a decade; its slow-burning internal conflicts are at risk of reigniting amid multisided confrontations between regional...
Testimony SHERMAN, BRAD
Building a New Regional Security Architecture: The Next Phase of the A...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"It simply provides for more IAEA inspections. The fact that Saudi Arabia would not only insist upon reprocessing, insist upon enrichment, things that we would never want to see Iran do, I think the Chinese Communist Party is getting its money's worth, but for us to enter into green light a Saudi"
Testimony THE HONORABLE DANIEL SHAPIRO
Building a New Regional Security Architecture: The Next Phase of the A...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Insisting on actions by Israel to lower tensions in the West Bank. Resuming normalization discussions with Saudi Arabia, mindful of the Saudi insistence at every stage, and I've negotiated with them on this, Normalization between Israel and the kingdom would be the single most transformative diplomatic breakthrough to reshape the region. Here, I must confess to being concerned by President Trump's decision to provide Saudi Arabia with a civil nuclear energy deal without using it as an incentive..."
Testimony LAWLER, MICHAEL
Building a New Regional Security Architecture: The Next Phase of the A...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"linking economies and providing greater integration. Israel has been a critical piece of the puzzle connecting Saudi Arabia and Greece. Unfortunately, reporting came out recently that anonymous Saudi officials were considering connecting these two countries through Syria"
Testimony KEATING, WILLIAM R.
Building a New Regional Security Architecture: The Next Phase of the A...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"So I'm concerned with the Saudi civil nuclear deal because we're losing our leverage, I think, with Saudi Arabia to take normalization with Israel and use that leverage to push them, and I think if they do, there'll be other Arab states that would follow"
Testimony BURCHETT, TIM
Building a New Regional Security Architecture: The Next Phase of the A...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"I am the one. I am from Tennessee, so I thought it was a gift, but I guess it wasn't. Anyway, what do you think it would take for Saudi Arabia to join the Abraham Accords? It really was. I was – when they did the signing at the White House, I always remembered that. And the historical significance of it, all I could think was they had this incredibly good lemonade and they had these napkins with the presidential"
Testimony THE HONORABLE DAVID FRIEDMAN
Building a New Regional Security Architecture: The Next Phase of the A...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Israel, and an Arab country at the base. And every one of them is seeking the same goal, but usually for different reasons and different terms. So it depends. It depends what they want, what they need, what their perceptions are. On this point that was raised about a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia without the Abraham Accords being rolled in, without – I assume someone would mention the fact that there aren't the kind of typical guardrails that exist in other"
Testimony THE HONORABLE DAVID FRIEDMAN
Building a New Regional Security Architecture: The Next Phase of the A...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"That's the way – But I would say it's the – I would say on the issue of Saudi Arabia, their primary concern is their own national security. They're in a very tough neighborhood. They're getting – they're taking incoming right now from their kind of natural sworn"
Testimony THE HONORABLE DAVID FRIEDMAN
Building a New Regional Security Architecture: The Next Phase of the A...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"And that's what they're going to be concerned about. That's what they want. And there are ways to solve that problem. They tend not to be discussed publicly. But I do believe it's doable. And I would say, look, I've said this before, but this idea – I think Israel would love to normalize with Saudi Arabia. They're not going to commit suicide to do so. And I think they truly believe at this point that creating a Palestinian state"
Testimony SHERMAN, BRAD
Building a New Regional Security Architecture: The Next Phase of the A...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"a Palestinian state is even a possibility, wildly out of touch with political realities in the Arab world. If Crown Prince bin Salman were to normalize relations and enter into the positive relationship that the Abraham Accords called for without any movement toward a two-state solution, without even any punishment of those guilty of settler violence, would that pose a threat to him continuing to serve as the leader of Saudi Arabia? And the UAE agreed to the Abraham Accords and received a..."
Testimony WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, DEBBIE
Building a New Regional Security Architecture: The Next Phase of the A...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"I had the privilege of leading trips to Israel with members of Congress in a bipartisan way when you were both ambassadors, and I appreciate the opportunity to talk with you today about the Abraham Accords. As my co-chair, Mr. Schneider, mentioned, I am also a co-chair of the bipartisan Abraham Accords Caucus, and it really is a critical vehicle for us to be able to continue dialogue with these countries and with Israel. I want to take you back to 2023 when I was part of a bipartisan..."
Testimony THE HONORABLE DAVID FRIEDMAN
Building a New Regional Security Architecture: The Next Phase of the A...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"If we look at how we make IMEC into a reality, there are geopolitical challenges. For example, even today, Saudi Arabia will not allow goods destined for Israel, originating in Israel, to cross its territory, even in trucks, even if you don't have a railroad. Now, in July 2022, when Saudi Arabia allowed Israel to overflight in its territory, it didn't say it's because we want to normalize with Israel. Now, in July 2022, when Saudi Arabia allowed Israel to overflight in its territory, it didn't..."
Testimony MEEKS, GREGORY W.
Building a New Regional Security Architecture: The Next Phase of the A...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"personnel and try to figure out how to do the best of both things. And Saudi Arabia was talking about moving forward before October the 7th, et cetera. One of the things that Saudi Arabia was indicating was, though, they wanted to make sure that there was indeed a two-state solution, that there was a Palestinian state that was going to be created, and that the Palestinians were treated with respect and moved forward so that we can, you know, get certain things done. One of the things that Saudi..."
Testimony MEEKS, GREGORY W.
Building a New Regional Security Architecture: The Next Phase of the A...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"So what diplomatic structure and personnel would actually be required to convert any post-war opening into a doable normalization agreement? Thank you. And I'm going to—I'm yielding back. I want to put something into the record, but I also hope that we get into, Mr. Chairman, you know, because recently—and I would love to hear if it comes up between all three—how do you square reports that the United States may permit Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium"
Testimony MEEKS, GREGORY W.
Building a New Regional Security Architecture: The Next Phase of the A...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"that's taking place in regard to— But the question was about Saudi Arabia. Oh, that's what you're"
Testimony MERKLEY, JEFF
Hearings to examine arms control and transforming international securi...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Mar 24, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you, Undersecretary DiNanno. I appreciated our earlier discussion on a number of these questions. I wanted to ask primarily about the arrangements with Saudi Arabia. You mentioned in your testimony that five 1-2-3 agreements have been struck. I believe that's Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Hungary, South Korea, and Armenia. I'm assuming one of those is the Saudi Arabia"
Testimony THOMAS G. DINANNO
Hearings to examine arms control and transforming international securi...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Mar 24, 2026
"That engagement resides under me, but any of that would probably be after the cessation of hostilities, but I don't want to get out in front of, again, what's happening in the region there. That's the purview of the War Department. The Saudi Arabia agreement hasn't been signed by the President yet. As you know, once the President signs it, if he signs it, that would be due to"
Testimony MERKLEY, JEFF
Hearings to examine arms control and transforming international securi...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Mar 24, 2026
"five different 1-2-3 agreements? I know that. I don't want to take a lot of time on this. I'm just asking if Saudi Arabia is one of the five that you referred to in your testimony. If it hasn't been signed, that probably answers my next question, which is the Associated Bilateral Safeguards Agreement probably has not been completed with Saudi Arabia as well? If it hasn't been signed, that probably answers my next question, which is the Associated Bilateral Safeguards Agreement probably has not..."
Testimony MERKLEY, JEFF
Hearings to examine arms control and transforming international securi...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Mar 24, 2026
"My understanding has been, and I'm referring to your November 24th report to Congress, you note Saudi Arabia's reservations about the additional protocol. And the three things that normally comprise the gold standard are the additional protocol that allows inspection of all nuclear sites, including ones that we are not directly involved in, and also no reprocessing and no enrichment. Of those three things, do you think that any of those three might be included in the agreement with Saudi..."
Testimony THOMAS G. DINANNO
Hearings to examine arms control and transforming international securi...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Mar 24, 2026
"If I could just respond quickly. The Saudi Arabia is determined to develop a civilian nuclear program. I think the approach that we have in the nonproliferation requirements inside the Section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act, which we will meet, and I'm confident that we'll have an extremely defensible nonproliferation program, and it's most important that that nonproliferation program is run by an American company, an American program as opposed to a Russian or Chinese"
Testimony VAN HOLLEN, CHRIS
Hearings to examine arms control and transforming international securi...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Mar 24, 2026
"And I just want to underscore the concerns raised by Senator Merkley regarding reports that the administration is talking about going into a nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia without the gold standard 123 standards. That, of course, is what we required of the UAE and other recent countries. And if we're really concerned about nonproliferation, it seems we should have the strongest"
Testimony SHERMAN, BRAD
United Nations Accountability and Reform: Advancing an America First F...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Here's my confusion. No, I have not. Oh, so you have not read. Okay, well, then he won't share it with you or us until some later date. He'll have to share it with us at a later date. But the press reports indicate that there'll be no- that Saudi Arabia is not agreeing to the additional protocol. The United Arab Emirates did agree to the additional protocol. Is there any reason we should be bombing Iran because they won't agree to limit their nuclear program while telling Saudi Arabia we give..."
Testimony SPEAKER_20
United Nations Accountability and Reform: Advancing an America First F...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"be clear for the record? I understood you to mean the MOU that with Iran. I have not seen any proposed agreement with Saudi Arabia. I'm talking about Saudi Arabia. You have not- UN resolutions saying Iran cannot and should not have a nuclear weapon. And they're the largest sponsor of terrorism in the world. So, yes, there's a reason we should be bombing Iran and not Saudi Arabia. It's kind of a ridiculous question, frankly. Mr. Sherman, Well, thank you, Representative Smith, and thank you for..."
Testimony SPEAKER_20
United Nations Accountability and Reform: Advancing an America First F...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"I would also, Americans are better off with Iran not having a nuclear weapon and the rest of the region exploding in a nuclear arms race. Well, good. And as Saudi Arabia has said, they will get a nuclear weapon if Iran tests theirs. Well, I think the premise of your question, respectfully, is"
Testimony JAYAPAL, PRAMILA
Various Measures
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"I was very grateful that just a few weeks ago, my resolution, H. Res. 1179, recognizing the three-year anniversary of the war, passed out of this committee with near-unanimous support, and I hope that we can still bring that bill to the floor for passage. The U.S. engagement in Sudanese Peace Act represents another opportunity for this body to show the global community that the United States will not let the atrocities in Sudan go unchecked. Last week, before this committee, Secretary Rubio..."
Testimony LAWLER, MICHAEL
Various Measures
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"During his first term, President Trump worked diligently on the Abraham Accords with Bahrain and UAE to normalize their diplomatic relationships with Israel and improve economic growth. Amidst his current term, the President has prioritized enhancing our security partnerships with these partners and additional Gulf countries, including Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Today, the U.S. and our Gulf allies have a lot in"
Testimony SHERMAN, BRAD
Various Measures
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"It states that it is the sense of Congress, the policy of the United States, to oppose the development of nuclear weapons by any country that does not already possess them, including Saudi Arabia. It singles out Saudi Arabia precisely because the Crown Prince has indicated an interest in acquiring nuclear weapons and an interest in a nuclear cooperation agreement with the United States. It singles out Saudi Arabia precisely because the Crown Prince has indicated an interest in acquiring nuclear..."
Testimony SHERMAN, BRAD
Various Measures
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"But it is clear that last year, late last year, the President was thinking of, in effect, giving a green light to a Saudi nuclear program that does not have adequate safeguards. I think it is obvious, but needs to be reiterated, that it is our policy not to sit by while countries develop nuclear weapons that do not already have them, and that special attention should be paid to Saudi Arabia under these circumstances. And with that, I yield"
Testimony MAST, BRIAN J.
Various Measures
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"This is a premature and unnecessary sense of Congress. The Trump administration is actively evaluating a potential civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, and Congress should not prejudge ongoing negotiations or tie the hands of our negotiators. In addition, the United States is unwilling to engage. Saudi Arabia may look to China, Russia"
Testimony SHERMAN, BRAD
Various Measures
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"This amendment goes further than the one I offered before. It says that we oppose any nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia that does not have the same safeguards as the agreement we entered into several years ago with the United Arab Emirates. Let's look at the United Arab Emirates"
Testimony MAST, BRIAN J.
Various Measures
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"I thank Representative Sherman for his thoughtful comments. However, I must oppose this amendment. This amendment is premature and risks completing complicating ongoing discussions regarding a potential civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia. The Trump administration should have the flexibility to negotiate the strongest possible"
Testimony KAINE, TIM
Business meeting to consider the nomination of Hal Duncan, of Texas, t...
senate Budget Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Middle East to interview people about then-President Obama's ongoing negotiation with Iran over the JCPOA. And we wanted to look people in the eye and hear what they had to say, went to Saudi Arabia, went to Jordan, went to Israel. And in Israel, we visited current, the PM, and current Knesset members, and past Shin Bet and Mossad"
Testimony DOUGLAS MASTRIANO
Hearings to examine the nominations of Donald Blome, of Illinois, to b...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Jul 16, 2026
"For more than 30 years, I had the privilege of serving our nation, the United States Army. My assignments took me across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. I served side-by-side with coalition ally partners in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and even in some of the Central Asian republics of the former Soviet"
Testimony DOUGLAS MASTRIANO
Hearings to examine the nominations of Donald Blome, of Illinois, to b...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Jul 16, 2026
"Senator, I would look in the eye and repeat it in simpler language rather than constitutional phrasing. We are absolutely a pluralistic society and I have worked for non-Christians in the military and the government and I've had them working for me. I've had people from Saudi Arabia. Both Remy and"
Testimony BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
Hearings to examine the nomination of Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be ...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"Well, I accept that you're not going to answer my question, but I think there is a need for the inspector general to look into the investigation that was apparently, according to these articles and other information, stopped as a result of your intervention. Let me, let me move on. In 2017, more than 10,000 9-11 victims filed suit against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. That lawsuit is heading to"
Testimony HUIZENGA, BILL
FY27 BIS Budget: the AI Arms Race and the ICTS Office
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"What additional authorities or international partners does BIS need to more effectively disrupt these networks? Okay. Last year when the administration signed AI deals with the UAE and Saudi Arabia, it signed agreements with both of those governments to put security guardrails in place to protect U.S. technology and prevent access to U.S."
Testimony MILLER, CAROL D.
Full Committee Hearing on The Growing Business of Sports: Reviewing Fe...
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"The growth in name and image and likeness opportunities that the universities are creating for these new companies to accept outside money, it's important for all of us to really understand where that money is coming from. Sovereign wealth funds and government money from places like Saudi Arabia have been pouring into sports worldwide, and these groups are now circling college sports next. Mr. Madden, if a Gulf sovereign fund takes a stake in a school's new athletic"
Testimony MILLER, CAROL D.
Full Committee Hearing on The Growing Business of Sports: Reviewing Fe...
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"You know, money in, money out. How does this work? You're the economist. I mentioned Saudi Arabia, but what if another country's investing in there? Do they get advantages, not be taxed the same"
Testimony DR. DENNIS COATES
Full Committee Hearing on The Growing Business of Sports: Reviewing Fe...
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"There is the private sector does pay some of it, and the public sector pays some of it in the form of state and local government bonds typically, which are then financed with increases in sales taxes, lottery revenues, sin taxes, a variety of other methods to generate the funds to pay the bonds. I'm not a tax accountant or a tax lawyer, so what I would say is the investment that Saudi Arabia or anybody might do is to become a partial owner, and then as far as I understand, they would be subject..."
Testimony BARRASSO, JOHN
Hearings to examine the nominations of William Hague, of Washington, t...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 23, 2026
"Mr. Farzal, if I could visit with you about coal and exporting coal, and specifically Wyoming coal. We're kind of the Saudi Arabia of coal in Wyoming. Two weeks ago, President Trump made a historic"
Testimony KING, ANGUS S., JR.
Hearings to examine the state of the U.S. Territories.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"But it strikes me as odd that there would be a diminution of funds for solar. You're the Saudi Arabia of solar. You have enormous solar"
Testimony SPEAKER_10
Hearings to examine the state of the U.S. Territories.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"For us, of course, solar. I think Senator Lee said, we are the Saudi Arabia in terms of solar. Yes, and we are aggressively in our"
Testimony SPEAKER_14
Business meeting to consider S.1547, to amend title 54, United States ...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"But it strikes me as odd that there would be a diminution of funds for solar. You're the Saudi Arabia of solar. You have enormous solar"
Testimony SPEAKER_10
Business meeting to consider S.1547, to amend title 54, United States ...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"For us, of course, solar. I think Senator Lee said, we are the Saudi Arabia in terms of solar. Yes, and we are aggressively in our"
Testimony MCCONNELL, MITCH
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"They have conducted regular long-range drone strikes deep into Russian territory. Switching to another part of the world, earlier this year, Iran struck five KC-135 and one E-3 on the ground at Prince Sultan Air Force Base in Saudi Arabia in drone and missile attacks. Iran has also struck U.S. targets in Qatar and in Iran. So why has U.S. military been so slow to adapt to the changing nature of"
Testimony WILSON, JOE
H.R. 8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
house Armed Services Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"They have been instrumental because they're in a real war, a real war of enemies who are trying existentially to murder all the people of Israel. And with that, we've learned so much about anti-missile capability and to protect the American people, to protect the people, all of our allies from Turkey to Saudi Arabia back to Azerbaijan. And so also we should be known that it should be not a surprise that this is beneficial to the American people and that we have a regime that is chanting death..."
Testimony SPEAKER_45
Department of State FY 2027 Budget Request: A Commitment to America Fi...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"As many of you are aware, unfortunately, Sudan has turned into a proxy war between multiple countries, and the divisions between the UAE and Saudi Arabia have truly complicated our ability to bring that to an end. What we're focused on there now is identifying two cities, or four cities, two on each"
Testimony STANTON, GREG
Department of State FY 2027 Budget Request: A Commitment to America Fi...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"Let's talk about Jared Kushner, his private equity firm, Affinity Partners, has raised more than $6 billion since it was founded in 2021, including $1.2 billion just over the last year. Mr. Secretary, are you aware of how much of that $6 billion has been raised from foreign nationals? The answer is 99%. These include sovereign wealth funds operated by Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar. The Saudi sovereign wealth fund is the largest investor in Affinity Partners. In fact, Crown Prince Mohammed bin..."
Testimony SPEAKER_45
Department of State FY 2027 Budget Request: A Commitment to America Fi...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"We are deeply involved in the Quad effort with Sudan that involves the UAE on one side, Saudi Arabia on the other, and it's deeply complicated that we actually have helped host donor conferences. So we are very involved in all of those issues. As I pointed out earlier, we've been working very cooperatively with the government in Nigeria to go after a common"
Testimony SPEAKER_45
Department of State FY 2027 Budget Request: A Commitment to America Fi...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"That is ultimately their ambition. They probably view it not just as regime security, the way that they do in North Korea, they view it as an ability to become the dominant power in the region. Once they possess a nuclear weapon, nothing stops them from sponsoring proxy groups all over the region to destabilize Jordan, Saudi Arabia, multiple Sunni countries, and of course wipe out Israel. Well, ultimately, any time they don't fit, the only reason they would not go for a nuclear weapon is..."
Testimony SPEAKER_24
Fiscal Year 2027 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill and ...
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"If we want to be a country that makes things, things that are worth having, we need to support the people making them. If we lose cardboard and paper in this country, friends, the replacement is plastics. It is plastics from Saudi Arabia. It is microplastics ending up in our fish and in our"
Testimony HIRONO, MAZIE K.
Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for the fi...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Apr 21, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Secretary Wright, to negotiate a resolution to the war that President Trump started with Iran, illegal war, he has sent Vice President Vance, Steve Whitcoff, who is a real estate developer and the President's Special Envoy, along with the President's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, who leads his investment firm managing billions in assets from Saudi Arabia. And none of these three people have expertise on nuclear energy or nuclear weapons, and they are supposed to be..."
Testimony COTTON, TOM
Hearings to examine the posture of the United States Space Command and...
senate Armed Services Committee · Mar 26, 2026
"In fact, the ambassador from the United Arab Emirates just published an op-ed today in The Wall Street Journal explaining why we need to finish the job in Iran. And the president of the UAE, Mohammed bin Zayed, has been an unflappable ally, as has the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman. Even countries like Oman and Qatar that tried to mediate differences, you know, maintain friendly relationships with Iran, have expressed their dismay for what's happened, not"
Testimony RASKIN, JAMIE
“Oversight of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office”
house Judiciary Committee · Mar 25, 2026
"President Trump has declared himself chairman for life of this elusive entity. He's promised billions of dollars from the taxpayers to the board, although Congress has not voted a single dollar for it, and he has secured billions of dollars from mostly corrupt foreign governments, including Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Bahrain, Qatar, Uzbekistan, and Kuwait. Beyond that, there's not much we know about this shadowy"
Testimony WICKER, ROGER F.
Hearings to examine rebuilding American critical minerals supply chain...
senate Armed Services Committee · Feb 24, 2026
"and scandium from a recycling process. We have brought Australia, Brazil, and Saudi Arabia into deals where mining or refining opportunities do not exist here in the United"
Testimony HONORABLE MICHAEL P. CADENAZZI, JR.
Hearings to examine rebuilding American critical minerals supply chain...
senate Armed Services Committee · Feb 24, 2026
"We've struck an agreement with where we're in the process of negotiating that. And then Madin in Saudi Arabia is the other company. Ranking Member Reid,"
Testimony MACE, NANCY
A joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to exami...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Feb 24, 2026
"But instead of attending his college graduation, Commander Nee was called to active duty and boarded a plane to Saudi Arabia in response to Saddam Hussein's invasion of"
Testimony SPEAKER_29
Foreign Influence in American Non-profits: Unmasking Threats from Beij...
house Ways and Means Committee · Feb 10, 2026
"The Council on American-Islamic Relations presents itself as a civil rights group defending Muslim Americans. CARE affiliates acknowledge receiving millions from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, and Kuwait, countries with clear stakes in U.S. politics, without registering under foreign agent"
Hearing Business meeting to consider the nomination of Hal Duncan, of Texas, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
senate Budget Committee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript
KAINE, TIM "Middle East to interview people about then-President Obama's ongoing negotiation with Iran over the JCPOA. And we wanted to look people in the eye and hear what they had to say, went to Saudi Arabia, went to Jordan, went to Israel. And in Israel, we visited current, the PM, and current Knesset members, and past Shin Bet and Mossad"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General.
senate Judiciary Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD "Well, I accept that you're not going to answer my question, but I think there is a need for the inspector general to look into the investigation that was apparently, according to these articles and other information, stopped as a result of your intervention. Let me, let me move on. In 2017, more than 10,000 9-11 victims filed suit against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. That lawsuit is heading to"
Hearing FY27 BIS Budget: the AI Arms Race and the ICTS Office
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript
HUIZENGA, BILL "What additional authorities or international partners does BIS need to more effectively disrupt these networks? Okay. Last year when the administration signed AI deals with the UAE and Saudi Arabia, it signed agreements with both of those governments to put security guardrails in place to protect U.S. technology and prevent access to U.S."
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of William Hague, of Washington, to be an Assistant Secretary, Kevin Lilly, of Texas, to be Assistant...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 23, 2026 · Transcript
BARRASSO, JOHN "Mr. Farzal, if I could visit with you about coal and exporting coal, and specifically Wyoming coal. We're kind of the Saudi Arabia of coal in Wyoming. Two weeks ago, President Trump made a historic"
Hearing Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Air Force.
senate Department of Defense Subcommittee · Jun 9, 2026 · Transcript
MCCONNELL, MITCH "They have conducted regular long-range drone strikes deep into Russian territory. Switching to another part of the world, earlier this year, Iran struck five KC-135 and one E-3 on the ground at Prince Sultan Air Force Base in Saudi Arabia in drone and missile attacks. Iran has also struck U.S. targets in Qatar and in Iran. So why has U.S. military been so slow to adapt to the changing nature of"
Hearing H.R. 8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
house Armed Services Committee · Jun 4, 2026 · Transcript
WILSON, JOE "They have been instrumental because they're in a real war, a real war of enemies who are trying existentially to murder all the people of Israel. And with that, we've learned so much about anti-missile capability and to protect the American people, to protect the people, all of our allies from Turkey to Saudi Arabia back to Azerbaijan. And so also we should be known that it should be not a surprise that this is beneficial to the American people and that we have a regime that is chanting death to Israel, death to America, death to the great Satan, which is the United States, with the little..."
Hearing Fiscal Year 2027 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill and the Fiscal Year 2027 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and...
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_24 "If we want to be a country that makes things, things that are worth having, we need to support the people making them. If we lose cardboard and paper in this country, friends, the replacement is plastics. It is plastics from Saudi Arabia. It is microplastics ending up in our fish and in our"
Hearing Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for the fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Energy.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Apr 21, 2026 · Transcript
HIRONO, MAZIE K. "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Secretary Wright, to negotiate a resolution to the war that President Trump started with Iran, illegal war, he has sent Vice President Vance, Steve Whitcoff, who is a real estate developer and the President's Special Envoy, along with the President's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, who leads his investment firm managing billions in assets from Saudi Arabia. And none of these three people have expertise on nuclear energy or nuclear weapons, and they are supposed to be negotiating a new nuclear deal with"
Hearing Hearings to examine the posture of the United States Space Command and United States Strategic Command in review of the Defense Authorization...
senate Armed Services Committee · Mar 26, 2026 · Transcript
COTTON, TOM "In fact, the ambassador from the United Arab Emirates just published an op-ed today in The Wall Street Journal explaining why we need to finish the job in Iran. And the president of the UAE, Mohammed bin Zayed, has been an unflappable ally, as has the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman. Even countries like Oman and Qatar that tried to mediate differences, you know, maintain friendly relationships with Iran, have expressed their dismay for what's happened, not"
Hearing “Oversight of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office”
house Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee · Mar 25, 2026 · Transcript
RASKIN, JAMIE "President Trump has declared himself chairman for life of this elusive entity. He's promised billions of dollars from the taxpayers to the board, although Congress has not voted a single dollar for it, and he has secured billions of dollars from mostly corrupt foreign governments, including Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Bahrain, Qatar, Uzbekistan, and Kuwait. Beyond that, there's not much we know about this shadowy"
Hearing A joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative presentation of Disabled American Veterans and multi VSOs.
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Feb 24, 2026 · Transcript
MACE, NANCY "But instead of attending his college graduation, Commander Nee was called to active duty and boarded a plane to Saudi Arabia in response to Saddam Hussein's invasion of"
Hearing Foreign Influence in American Non-profits: Unmasking Threats from Beijing and Beyond
house Ways and Means Committee · Feb 10, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_29 "The Council on American-Islamic Relations presents itself as a civil rights group defending Muslim Americans. CARE affiliates acknowledge receiving millions from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, and Kuwait, countries with clear stakes in U.S. politics, without registering under foreign agent"