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Lawmakers Take Bipartisan Aim at Newly Approved Arms Sales to Middle East

By Vivienne Machi

Wednesday, June 5th, 2019

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Lawmakers Take Bipartisan Aim at Newly Approved Arms Sales to Middle East

Seven senators plan to introduce over 20 separate resolutions to disapprove of President Trump’s recent approval of arms sales to two Middle Eastern countries, which subverted the congressional review process for such sales, while members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee plan similar resolutions in the lower chamber. Seven senators, led by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), announced June 5 in a release that they plan to introduce 22 separate Joint Resolutions of Disapproval –…

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Kaine On Iranian Girls School Strike: “You Can Be Sure We’re Gonna Get The Answer To That One”

Sen. Timothy Kaine (D-Va.), the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) seapower panel, pledged on Tuesday that the Senate will get to the bottom of what happened […]

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‘Right To Repair’ Reform In SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sets “Government-Purpose Rights’ As Default

The “Right to Repair” provision secured in the Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy bill would establish “government-purpose rights” as a default, requiring defense contractors […]

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Pentagon May Make ‘Tradeoffs’ For Low-Cost Autonomous Tech Without Reconciliation Funds, CTO Says

The Pentagon’s chief technology officer has said the department may need to make “tradeoffs” on certain capability priorities if Congress doesn’t pass a reconciliation with $350 billion in requested defense […]

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SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sticks With Army’s Plan For Legacy Aviation Procurement Cuts

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy sticks to the Army’s proposed plan to cut procurement of its legacy aviation fleet, and does not authorize […]