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Lawmakers predict ‘overwhelming majority’ of Congress would support Saudi-Israel normalization deal
Sen. Joni Ernst and Rep. Brad Schneider said that most lawmakers would support a deal despite potential conditions that might be worrying to some lawmakers
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Secretary of State Tony Blinken (front) walks during a joint press conference with the Saudi foreign minister (not pictured) after a ministerial meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat the Islamic State in Riyadh on June 8, 2023.
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL) predicted yesterday that the majority of Congress would ultimately support a Saudi-Israel normalization deal, even if it includes conditions that might be troubling to some U.S. lawmakers.
The two...