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Senate Democrats push for additional checks on UAE F-35 sale

The bill comes amid a fresh wave of scrutiny from Democratic lawmakers over the Biden administration's plan to move forward with the Trump-era arms sale.
Menendez and Feinstein

Leading Democrats in the US Senate introduced a bill Friday that would place additional checks on the Biden administration’s plan to advance a Trump-era sale of F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates.

Democratic Senators Bob Menendez of New Jersey and Dianne Feinstein of California introduced legislation Friday that would require the Biden administration to provide “detailed certifications to Congress that the United States’ aircraft technology and Israel’s security are fully protected.”

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