1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminSenator Gruening Proposes Amendment Denying U.S. Aid to Egypt - Jewish Telegraphic Agencyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="3Rn28hVMub"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/senator-gruening-proposes-amendment-denying-u-s-aid-to-egypt">Senator Gruening Proposes Amendment Denying U.S. Aid to Egypt</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/senator-gruening-proposes-amendment-denying-u-s-aid-to-egypt/embed#?secret=3Rn28hVMub" width="600" height="338" title="“Senator Gruening Proposes Amendment Denying U.S. Aid to Egypt” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="3Rn28hVMub" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Senator Ernest Gruening, Alaska Democrat, proposed a new amendment to the Foreign Assistance Bill which forbids any aid to Egypt. This amendment does not give any discretion to the President to announce this aid as essential to the national interest of the United States, as is the case with a similar amendment introduced previously. Meanwhile, […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315