The Senate passed a series of joint resolutions blocking 22 separate arms deals, worth more than $8 billion, with Saudi Arabia and other countries. The House could consider those measures as early as this week, sending them to the White House, which is near certain to veto them. On this episode of Bloomberg Government’s “Suspending the Rules,” defense reporter Roxana Tiron and legislative analyst Naoreen Chowdhury explain why lawmakers want to block these weapons sales and how the rising tensions with Iran figure into the debate.  Contact the BGOV podcast team at [email protected].

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