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WASHINGTON (TheBlaze/AP) — The Obama administration’s plan to transfer $450 million in cash to Egypt hit a roadblock Friday as a top House committee chairwoman blocked the move, saying it warrants further review.
Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, said the State Department had notified Congress of plans to move the money to the new government of President Mohammed Morsi as Cairo struggles economically. The money is part of the nearly $1 billion in debt relief that President Barack Obama had promised the Muslim Brotherhood-controlled Egypt earlier this year.
“This proposal comes to Congress at a point when the U.S.-Egypt relationship has never been under more scrutiny, and rightly so,” the chairwoman of the Appropriations subcommittee on foreign operations said in a statement. “I am not convinced of the urgent need for this assistance and I cannot support it at this time. … I have placed a hold on these funds.”.........
Originally posted by Svipdagr
Finally. We stop funding terrorism.
Originally posted by thePharaoh
Originally posted by Svipdagr
Finally. We stop funding terrorism.
erm..are egyptian terrorists???????
you paid to set up the taliban...now your paying to set up terrorists in libya and syria....but you have a problem with egypt....fix up, that BS rhetoric wont work on egypt.....
all this means is that egypt have no reason to stick with the carter treaty...is that what you want...because thats exactly what 90% of egyptians want!!!
be careful...this one will bite you in the....
peace
Inexplicably, the administration’s announced aid proposal came two days after Morsi read the U.S. the riot act in his remarks at U.N. General Assembly. In his speech, Morsi defended a ban on free speech when it comes to insults against Islam. “Egypt respects freedom of expression,” he said, but “not a freedom of expression that targets a specific religion or a specific culture.”
Originally posted by astrafax
reply to post by Svipdagr
What you mean they have also stopped funding israel as well. well done.
Originally posted by xuenchen
Originally posted by astrafax
reply to post by Svipdagr
What you mean they have also stopped funding israel as well. well done.
I would seriously doubt it.