Senate Rejects Attempt to Block Arms Sales to Qatar, UAE
The Senate voted June 11 to defeat two resolutions aimed at preventing $3.5 billion in arms sales to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., proposed the legislation, citing ethical concerns about President Donald Trump’s ties to…
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both countries (see 2505150069). But Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch, R-Idaho, opposed the measures, saying “they make arms sales to some of our closest allies in the Middle East about partisan politics.”