Incoming U.S. Democrats Vow To Limit Or Block U.S. Arms Sales

The U.S. Capitol Building is pictured in Washington, February 27, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Reed

Huffington Post: Democrats Are Planning To Target The Arms Sales Trump Loves

Their new House majority is discussing ways to have more debates that could block deals, an aide and an activist told HuffPost.

WASHINGTON ― Top Democrats are discussing how to use their upcoming control of the House of Representatives to more tightly regulate U.S. weapons sales abroad ― a move that would shore up the party’s antiwar credentials and make it harder for President Donald Trump to continue his high-profile arms deals with countries accused of human rights violations like Saudi Arabia.

A final plan has not yet been crafted, but conversations are underway, a Democratic aide and an activist in regular contact with lawmakers told HuffPost. The final decision rests with leadership: the speaker, likely Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), and a handful of figures like Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), who will chair the powerful House Rules Committee and who publicly supports greater debate over the arms trade.

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WNU Editor: The incoming U.S. Democrat Congress have made it very clear that they will be passing laws to limit and/or block U.S. arms sales. But they do not have a veto-proof majority to succeed, which tells me that this is going to be more theater than reality.