“An example of that would be the $750 million package that [Saudi Arabia] purchased a couple of years ago for targeting purposes. That package would have been discounted because of [U.S.] IMET aid.”

“[A]ccountability that ignores the role of Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman [is not] legitimate or credible. The Saudi regime seeks to blame some of the individuals carrying out orders of the Crown Prince, while excluding him from any culpability.”

“The fact that DoD is just now realizing that it had failed to properly bill the Saudi-led coalition after all these years is quite troubling. Congress must now…fix the loophole that could have allowed this.”

“It’s a very conventional pick. There’s a long history of retired military officers serving in that post.”

“I think this makes it much for difficult for [Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman] to sustain his singular focus on Iran because the actions he is condemning there, he himself is perpetrating.”

“Brutal violence happens relatively frequently in Saudi Arabia, but the victims tend to be anonymous. Jamal was not anonymous. He was a writer and journalist for The Washington Post… It humanizes him as a victim in a way [others] aren’t.”

“Even if the Trump administration exonerates the Saudis, Congress is saying it is prepared to press this issue publicly.”