The bill has raised tensions with Saudi Arabia.[10] When the bill was introduced, Saudi government threatened to sell up to $750 billion in U.S. Treasury securities and other U.S. assets if the bill is passed.[11] A number of independent economic analysts also told the New York Times that Saudi Arabia would be unlikely to follow through on such threats, "saying that such a sell-off would be difficult to execute and would end up crippling the kingdom’s economy."[11]