Indeed, there are positive perceptions that have been viewed in the US Congress towards Yemen over the years. Indeed, there is a reservoir of bi-partisan & bi-cameral goodwill that exists for Yemen emanating from the US Congress. While there may be a preponderance of public statements critical of Yemen affirmed by Members of Congress, Government Officials, Experts, etc., that tends to drown out other communications due to salient concerns or circumstances affecting Yemen – in particular terrorism related threats from Al-Qaeda potentially impinging on US national security – it is important to note and to remind those working in the corridors of the US Congress and Government of the more propitious observations that have merited notice and inspired their countenance by Members of Congress for the public record.
See Embassy Report in the link below for more on the views of the US Congress and Yemen:
https://www.yemenembassy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/The-US-Congress-and-Yemen-Background-Critical-Issues-and-the-Way-Forward.pdf