Shaheen holds up $2.8B arms sale to Israel
Meeks said the administration had not sufficiently assured Congress that the weapons would be used lawfully and with protections for civilians.
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Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is withholding consent for a proposed $2.8 billion arms sale to Israel, citing unanswered questions about how the weapons would be used. Her hold, alongside opposition voiced by Rep. Gregory Meeks, complicates the deal’s path through Congress.
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Jeanne Shaheen
D · NH · SEN
Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s top Democrat, withholding consent for the proposed arms sale
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Gregory W. Meeks
D · NY-5
House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking member who criticized the administration’s assurances
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