US Senator to continue fighting UAE weapons sale

Sen. Chris Murphy said he wants to work with the incoming Biden administration to review aspects of the Trump administration's weapons sale to the UAE after resolutions to stop the sale failed in the Senate.
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Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), speaks during a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing on US Policy in the Middle East on Capitol Hill on Sept. 24, 2020, in Washington, DC. - Susan Walsh-Pool/Getty Images
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A US Senator who led efforts to reject a weapons sale to the United Arab Emirates is vowing further reviews following the failure of Senate resolutions on the issue.

On Wednesday, two resolutions blocking the sale of F-35 fighter jets and MQ-9B drones to the UAE were defeated in the Senate.

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