Weapons freeze backlash – Roll Call

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Weapons freeze backlash

CQ Budget, Episode No. 317

Senate Appropriations ranking member Susan Collins, R-Maine, criticized the Biden administration for not notifying her of a weapons freeze to Israel. — Senate Appropriations ranking member Susan Collins, R-Maine, criticized the Biden administration for not notifying her of a weapons freeze to Israel. (Tom Williams/ CQ Roll Call)

By David Lerman and Peter Cohn

Posted May 13, 2024 at 2:43pm

The Biden administration decision to hold up a shipment of weapons to Israel has triggered an outcry from Republicans, as the House pushes a new bill to lift the freeze and hold some spending hostage. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman and Peter Cohn assess the latest on the Gaza war, House appropriations, the Federal Aviation Administration bill and more.

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