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Administration Bypassing Congress To Approve $8.1 Billion In Arms Sales To Saudi Arabia, UAE And Jordan

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, May 28th, 2019

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Administration Bypassing Congress To Approve $8.1 Billion In Arms Sales To Saudi Arabia, UAE And Jordan

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

The Secretary of State on Friday issued an emergency notice to move forward with $8.1 billion in arm sales to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan, citing an increasing threat from Iran to the partner nations. Secretary Mike Pompeo invoked a provision in the Arms Export Control Act, which allows the administration to bypass congressional approval to complete weapons transfers to the three countries, which includes 22 deals for aircraft support, surveillance drones and missiles. “These sales will…

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