Rep. Engel Issues Statement on Arms Sale Resolutions
July 24, 2019
July 24, 2019
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Eliot L. Engel, D-New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on arms sale resolutions:
"The President's veto sends a grim message that America's foreign policy is no longer rooted in our core values--namely a respect for human rights--and that he views Congress not as a coequal branch of government, but an irritant to be avoided or ignored.
"Worse still, this veto is going to cost innoc . . .
"The President's veto sends a grim message that America's foreign policy is no longer rooted in our core values--namely a respect for human rights--and that he views Congress not as a coequal branch of government, but an irritant to be avoided or ignored.
"Worse still, this veto is going to cost innoc . . .