Congress on Yemen

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Congress on Yemen  By Tim Starks Things have settled down, at least for now, after Houthi rebels reached an agreement with Yemen's president, Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi. Here's what some lawmakers said about the situation in recent days, across a range of political spectrums: Full story Lindsey Graham Proposes Iran 'Alternative'  By Tim Starks CQ Roll Call's Niels Lesniewski passed along this offer from Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., over Iranian nuclear negotiations and legislation expected to move next week that would propose new sanctions on Tehran (which President Obama mentioned in his State of the Union address that he he would veto): Full story Tim Kaine Wanted More From State of the Union on War Authorization