VOL. XL

No. 25

23-June-1997

EGYPT

While US Subcommittee Leaves Egypt Out Of 1998 Aid Package

The Foreign Operations Subcommittee of the Senate AppropriationsCommittee passed by voice vote on 18 June a US foreign aid package that made no allocationfor Egypt, usually the second-largest recipient of US foreign financial assistance. Thechairman of the subcommittee, Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky), had said prior to the votethat aid would not be appropriated to Egypt because of its lack of strong...