CONGRESS WATCH: Administration Requests 1999 Foreign Aid Increase And Full Funding for Israeli Military and Economic Aid
Apart from the occasional glance toward Iraq (see p. 15), most congressional activity concerning the Middle East during this session of Congress has been in connection with the budget and appropriations process. To be sure, a few new bills were introduced, and some pro-Israel letters were written, but, for the most part, the second session of the 105th Congress has been notable so far for what it has not done regarding the Middle East. There has been no further action regarding the pending bills, reviewed in our March issue, that would impose sanctions on …