Thomas Massie on Nostr: Why do we still give Egypt $1.3 billion/yr of foreign aid? In 2013, Egypt underwent a ...
Why do we still give Egypt $1.3 billion/yr of foreign aid?
In 2013, Egypt underwent a military coup d'état, so I offered an amdt to stop sending military aid.
It passed unanimously, but at the urging of AIPAC and State Department, House leadership passed a bill without my amdt.
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