{"id":22147,"date":"2024-02-28T08:09:15","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T08:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/?p=22147"},"modified":"2024-02-28T08:09:17","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T08:09:17","slug":"senator-rand-paul-seeks-to-block-biden-sale-of-f-16s-to-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/?p=22147","title":{"rendered":"Senator Rand Paul Seeks to Block Biden Sale of F-16s to Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ANCA Rallies Support for Privileged Motion which can be Brought Directly to the Senate Floor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senator Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican serving on the Foreign Relations Committee, has introduced legislation to block President Biden\u2019s proposed sale of U.S. F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, a move strongly supported by the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).<br><br>The ANCA is urging nationwide grassroots outreach to Senators through its online portal at <a href=\"https:\/\/anca.org\/F16\">https:\/\/anca.org\/F16<\/a><br><br>The Paul Resolution, a privileged measure entitled to an up-or-down vote of the full U.S. Senate, would prohibit a broad array of weapons systems, in addition to the pending sale of F-16s. The resolution\u2019s predicate is Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) of 1976.<br><br>\u201cTurkey is today a NATO ally in name only \u2013 an increasingly hostile state that undermines our American interests, attacks our regional allies, and rejects our democratic values,\u201d said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. \u201cPresident Biden shouldn\u2019t ship Ankara a single bullet, much less one of our most advanced weapons systems \u2013 arms that will surely be deployed against Greeks, Cypriots, Kurds, and Armenians &#8211; as they were during Azerbaijan\u2019s 2020 attack on Artsakh.\u201d<br><br>Senator Paul\u2019s joint resolution of disapproval would help reassert Congress\u2019 crucial oversight role over arms sales, and force a long-overdue public conversation about the U.S.-Turkey relationship. Extensive civil society reporting and successive State Department reports document that Turkey is not statutorily eligible for either U.S. security assistance or military sales. This measure would bring actual Administration policy into alignment with U.S. law.<br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ANCA Rallies Support for Privileged Motion which can be Brought Directly to the Senate Floor Senator Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican serving on the Foreign Relations Committee, has introduced legislation to block President Biden\u2019s proposed sale of U.S. F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, a move strongly supported by the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA). 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