Posted on 09/28/2012 3:20:18 PM PDT by mdittmar
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration's plan to transfer $450 million in cash to Egypt hit a roadblock Friday as a top House committee chairwoman blocked the move, saying it warrants further review.
Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, said the State Department had notified Congress of plans to move the money to the new government of President Mohammed Morsi as Cairo struggles economically. The money is part of the nearly $1 billion in debt relief that President Barack Obama had promised Egypt earlier this year.
"This proposal comes to Congress at a point when the U.S.-Egypt relationship has never been under more scrutiny, and rightly so," the chairwoman of the Appropriations subcommittee on foreign operations said in a statement. "I am not convinced of the urgent need for this assistance and I cannot support it at this time. ... I have placed a hold on these funds."
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Big Media will not be happy with her by tomorrow, unless this is all for show...
Another day, another distraction from Hussein’s many failures.
Yaaaaay!!!
Well bless her heart.
“...she appears to be a classic RINO...”
Good call, IMHO. Granger is former democrat mayor of Ft. Worth where she was somewhat liberal. When she ran for Congress, she changed her spots in order to run in a Conservative district(this is the way Conservatism is watered down). Her ACU life rating is 87, if she were a great Conservative “ala” Louie Gohmert, it ought to be up around 95+, IMHO. I consider her another Kay Bailey Hutchison type....but, nevertheless, that’s better than any ‘rat.
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