No Pakistan Bill Until After the Recess WOOO SPRING BREAK
Jul 31, 2020562 Shares562K Views
Hill sources are saying that the Kerry-Lugar bill pushed by the Obama administration to bolster Pakistani civilian governancewon’t be introduced until after the congressional recess that begins tomorrow. The bill would authorize about $7.5 billion over five years to the non-military sectors of the Pakistani government and civil society, and conditionalize military aid on the Pakistani army combating al-Qaeda and Taliban militants in the western part of the country. Yesterday, Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East and South Asia, toldthe Senate Armed Services Committee that the bill was “of enormous importance” to the administration’s Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy.
Now the earliest the bill could be introduced is Monday, April 20, the first day back from spring break. More to come about what the holdup is.
Hajra Shannon
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