Top Democrat puts hold on Trump's $2.8B weapons sale to Israel
Representative Gregory Meeks, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has placed a hold on a $2.8 billion weapons sale to Israel proposed by the Trump administration. The package includes the transfer of 40,000 one-ton bombs, but Meeks utilized a rare public announcement to pause the proceedings. This legislative intervention signals a significant delay for the multi-billion dollar arms deal despite the lawmaker's stated commitment to Israel.
The top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee took the rare step Wednesday of publicly announcing a hold on the Trump administration’s $2.8 billion plan to sell 40,000 one-ton bombs to Israel. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), the ranking member of the panel, said in a statement posted to X that he remains firmly committed...
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