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Lawmaker cites Politico and urges Congress to assert authority over emergency weapons sales
Summary
A lawmaker at the hearing argued that emergency arms sales should be subject to congressional review, citing a Politico report that quoted Rep. Gregory Meeks saying such sales "should go through Congress," and framed objections as possible partisan hypocrisy rather than a straightforward constitutional question.
A lawmaker at the hearing criticized what they described as hypocrisy in reactions to emergency weapons sales and urged that such sales be reviewed by Congress. The speaker said a Politico article quoted Representative Gregory Meeks, the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, urging that emergency sales be routed through Congress and said they agreed with that view.
"I have been absolute on that. It should go through…
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