Welch Leads Colleagues in Calling on State Dept. To Apply the Leahy Law to Israel
November 27, 2024
November 27, 2024
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) in urging U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to apply the Leahy Law to Israel amidst gross violations of human rights by Israeli securi . . .
Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) in urging U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to apply the Leahy Law to Israel amidst gross violations of human rights by Israeli securi . . .