Congress: a possible vote to halt military aid Egypt this week .. The Subcommittee recommends continued support
Officials in the U.S. Senate that is likely to be voted this week on the amendment put forward by Republican Senator Rand Paul, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, your end military aid to Egypt.She explained to the Reuters news agency that Rand Paul had made an amendment to the Commission proposals for external funding demanded an end to military aid to Egypt under a U.S. law that prohibits aid to countries undergoing military coups, which has not been recognized by the U.S. government. The amendment also requires re-directing funds to local infrastructure projects.
The agency quoted congressional aides, on Monday, it is likely to be voted on the amendment this week, which comes a few days after the Appropriations Committee vote in the Senate Subcommittee on the need to continue to provide aid to Egypt, taking into account the conditions.
Paul had sent a letter to the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee in the Senate, co-signed by four Republican members, demanding senior U.S. State Department officials to testify next Thursday, at a hearing on the situation in Egypt.
The Commission did not give any immediate response to the letter, which was sent a few days after the announcement of the meeting, which include the presence of experts and not just officials.
While divided lawmakers States on how to deal with the crisis in Egypt, the three members of the Foreign Relations Committee, did not sign the letter of Paul, they Sen. senior Bob Crocker and John McCain, who represents the voice leading the Senate in terms of foreign policy issues, and Jeff Flake.
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