Key House Democrat refuses to clear Trump’s $2.8bn arms sale to Israel
Gregory Meeks at a rally on the 63rd anniversary of the March on Washington in August. Photograph: Bonnie Cash/UPI/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenGregory Meeks at a rally on the 63rd anniversary of the March on Washington in August. Under this practice, the state department submits major weapons packages to top foreign affairs lawmakers for an informal sign-off before triggering a formal notification to Congress.
- ▪Gregory Meeks at a rally on the 63rd anniversary of the March on Washington in August.
- ▪Photograph: Bonnie Cash/UPI/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenGregory Meeks at a rally on the 63rd anniversary of the March on Washington in August.
- ▪Under this practice, the state department submits major weapons packages to top foreign affairs lawmakers for an informal sign-off before triggering a formal notification to Congress.
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Gregory Meeks at a rally on the 63rd anniversary of the March on Washington in August. Photograph: Bonnie Cash/UPI/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenGregory Meeks at a rally on the 63rd anniversary of the March on Washington in August. Photograph: Bonnie Cash/UPI/ShutterstockUS foreign policyKey House Democrat refuses to clear Trump’s $2.8bn arms sale to IsraelPro-Israel Gregory Meeks raises concerns over threat to civilian lives from package of 40,000 one-ton bombsJoseph Gedeon in WashingtonWed 16 Sep 2026 16.20 EDTLast modified on Wed 16 Sep 2026 16.22 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe top Democrat on the House foreign affairs committee has thrown up a roadblock to one of the largest US arms transfers of Trump’s second term, refusing to clear a $2.8bn sale of 2,000lb bombs to…
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