“At some point, they will all merge together, but right now I think we really want to focus on getting through these peace talks so that the Houthis, the Saudis can work out some sort of agreement and then come back and revisit the Khashoggi murder,” Ernst said, adding that the U.S. was instrumental in getting the Houthis and Saudis together.

The CIA has reportedly concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman likely ordered Khashoggi’s death. President Donald Trump, however, has stated he is unsure whether Salman was involved and said the U.S. will continue to stand with Saudi Arabia.

In November, Ernst said on CNN that she believed that Trump was not necessarily “giving them a pass” and added, “if there are indicators coming from those intelligence agencies, he also needs to be involved in some sort of action.”

The Iowa Republican said Tuesday that Congress should also respond to Khashoggi’s death, at a later time.

“We cannot overlook that we have lost a man to horrible, horrible human rights violations; he was outright murdered,” she said. “We know that, so what we have to do and what those consequences are I see as right now are separate from the discussion of the Saudis and their actions in Yemen engaging the Houthis.”

However, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, who was also speaking at the summit, said she will be voting for the resolution because Congress “cannot allow Saudi Arabia to continue its human rights abuses.”

“It’s very important that the United States send a very strong message because the rest of the world is watching what we do,” Shaheen said. “We need to let Saudi Arabia know that that kind of behavior is not acceptable.”