Rosen, McCormick push for new sanctions on the Houthis over human rights violations

Rosen, McCormick push for new sanctions on the Houthis over human rights violations

Sens. Dave McCormick (R-PA) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) are pushing for additional sanctions on the Houthis in response to the group’s violations of human rights and hostage-taking in a new bill set to be introduced Friday. The pair are the chair and ranking member, respectively, of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s Middle East subcommittee. The Houthi Human Rights Accountability Act would require the administration to assess whether members o…