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Kaine Leads Amendment To Ensure Congressional Review Of Arms Sales To Israel

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, January 10th, 2024

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Kaine Leads Amendment To Ensure Congressional Review Of Arms Sales To Israel

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services' seapower subcommittee. (Photo: FEMA, Eduardo Martinez)

A group of Democrats plan to propose an amendment that would strike a provision in the pending supplemental spending bill that waives congressional oversight requirements for U.S.-provided Foreign Military Financing (FMF) to Israel. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) is leading the proposal, which follows strong criticism from several Democratic senators over the Biden administration’s recent emergency arms sales to Israel that bypassed the Congressional review process. “The administration’s supplemental request proposes to lift congressional notice requirements regarding arms sales to Israel…

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