Senator blocks $75 million in US military aid to Egypt over rights concerns
The United States allocates around $1.3 billion in military aid to Egypt annually. Much of it has no conditions attached.
US Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) speaks during the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs hearing, to review of the fiscal year 2023 budget request for the US Department of State, on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, April 27, 2022.(photo credit: MICHAEL A. McCOY/POOL VIA REUTERS/FILE PHOTO)
