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Rep. Kelly Seeks to Renew Funding Ban for UN Arms Trade Treaty in FY 2016 Appropriations Bills

Statement

Date: March 27, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Guns Government Budget and Spending

U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) issued the following statement today regarding four letters he authored and submitted to the bipartisan leaders of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, the Subcommittee on Homeland Security, the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies. Each letter requested updated and strengthened language prohibiting federal funding of the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in each of the subcommittees' respective appropriation bills for fiscal year 2016.

"The power of the purse is a critical weapon in our fight to stop the ATT from ever being implemented. The sovereignty of our country and the rights of our people are far too precious to be left vulnerable to this dangerous treaty. Especially with this president's appetite for unilateral, unconstitutional action overwhelmingly clear, our vigilance matters more than ever."


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