Cardin Condemns Decision to Release Federal Aid to Egypt
September 15, 2023
September 15, 2023
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement about the release of federal dollars to Egypt amid a growing concern for the country's human rights record.
"I am disappointed by Secretary Blinken's decision yesterday to release $235 million in Fiscal Year 2022 military aid to Egypt . . .
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement about the release of federal dollars to Egypt amid a growing concern for the country's human rights record.
"I am disappointed by Secretary Blinken's decision yesterday to release $235 million in Fiscal Year 2022 military aid to Egypt . . .