SENATE VOTES IN FAVOR OF CONTINUING $1.5 BILLION MILITARY AID TO EGYPT

The Senate has roundly rejected a proposal to redirect US aid for Egypt into bridge-building projects in the United States.

Republican Senator Rand Paul’s amendment to next year’s transportation bill would have halted the $1.5 billion (Dh5.5 billion) in mainly military assistance the US provides Egypt each year. He cited the US law prohibiting aid after military coups and the need to reinvest the money in the United States.

The Senate voted 86-13 against Paul’s proposal Wednesday.

ARAB SPRING DEMOCRACY,ISLAMIC AWAKENING,MUSLIMS BROTHERHOOD DICTATORSHIP OR MILITARY COUP NO MATTER WHAT CHANGES EGYPT GO THOROUGH AMERICA WILL ALWAYS KEEP FOOTING THE BILL.

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