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Bob Menendez, D-N.J., argued that Saudi Arabia\u2019s push for the OPEC cuts amounted to support for Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, calling it \u201ca terrible decision driven by economic self-interest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He accused Riyadh of helping \u201cunderwrite [Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s] war through the OPEC+ cartel\u201d and called for an immediate freeze to \u201call aspects of our cooperation with Saudi Arabia, including any arms sales and security cooperation beyond what is absolutely necessary to defend U.S. personnel and interests.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To that end, Menendez vowed that he \u201cwill not green-light any cooperation with Riyadh until the Kingdom reassesses its position with respect to the war in Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OPEC announced that it would reduce its petroleum output as Saudi Arabia and other member countries brace for a potential recession. The decision put the cartel at odds with the Biden administration\u2019s attempts to persuade Riyadh and other oil-rich countries to increase output as Europe and the global market more broadly grapples with the energy shortages wrought by Russia\u2019s Ukraine invasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision could also have domestic ramifications for Democrats in the midterm elections, as Republicans have hammered their opponents on rising gas prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Joe Biden in July traveled to Jeddah to meet with Saudi Arabia\u2019s de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as part of a bid to persuade him to increase oil output. A White House fact sheet from the visit noted that Saudi Arabia had committed to increase production levels 50% beyond what the kingdom had planned for July and August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden\u2019s meeting with the prince also marked a concession after the U.S. president refused to meet with him for more than a year on account of his 2018 orders to kill Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Saudi Arabia notably helped broker a prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine last month, which secured the release of two Americans captured fighting alongside Ukrainian forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shortly after taking office, Biden announced that he would suspend all offensive arms sales to Saudi Arabia due to its aerial campaign in Yemen that has killed nearly 9,000 civilians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Biden administration approved a $3 billion Patriot missile defense system to Saudi Arabia in August. 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And the subsequent announcement regarding the OPEC oil cuts led congressional Democrats to target Saudi Arabia with renewed fury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Senate\u2019s No. 2 Democrat, Dick Durbin of Illinois, said the U.S. should envision a world without an \u201calliance with these royal backstabbers\u201d and called on Congress to pass his NOPEC bill, which would authorize the Justice Department to target OPEC with U.S. anti-trust lawsuits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And three frontline Democrats in danger of losing their seats in November \u2013 Reps. 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