Stalled U.S. Fighter Sales to Gulf Allies Prompt House Scrutiny
- Lawmakers hit delays on sales of planes by Boeing, Lockheed
- Letter seeks briefing by July 14 on sales of 81 fighter jets
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Three House lawmakers in charge of spending legislation for national security agencies are requesting a briefing by July 14 on why the White House hasn’t approved the sale of as many as 81 fighter aircraft to three key Persian Gulf allies.
“Inexplicably, at the same time we have asked our partners in the region to assume greater roles” in the fight against the Islamic State “their requests for U.S. equipment languish,” the lawmakers said to Secretary of State John Kerry, Defense Secretary Ash Carter and National Security Adviser Susan Rice that was obtained by Bloomberg News.