WASHINGTON, D.C. (WAVY) – Virginia Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, announced on Thursday a growing support for his amendment to maintain the requirement of a congressional notification for all U.S. assistance to foreign militaries.
The amendment comes after the draft national security supplemental funding bill that would waive any notification requirement for U.S. funding for Israel, while leaving the mandate in place for arms transfers of other nations. Kaine’s amendment, if passed, would preserve the notification process for Israel.
“Support is growing for the commonsense proposition that Congress needs to be notified when the administration is transferring military aid to any nation,” said Kaine. “The American people and their representatives in Congress deserve transparency on these important matters. No president of any party should bypass Congress on issues of war, peace and diplomacy.”
Kaine, who raised concerns on Dec. 30 amid the Biden administration’s circumvention of congressional oversight in transferring weapons to Israel, has previously passed bipartisan legislation. One of which prevents any U.S. president from withdrawing from NATO without congressional approval, and one which repealed the Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMFs), reasserting congressional war powers.
Senator Kaine condemned the October 7 terrorist attacks on Israel, and has also been vocal about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, leading his colleagues in calling for a short-term ceasefire to ensure humanitarian assistance.
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