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The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore

Virginia senator Tim Kaine condemns Biden’s arms transfer to Israel

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US senator Tim Kaine at the Capitol in Washington, on 25 May 2022. Photograph: J Scott Applewhite/AP

Virginia senator Tim Kaine has added his voice to a rising chorus within the Democratic party questioning the Biden administration’s legislatively unconstrained transfer of US munitions to Israel.

In a news release on Saturday, the Democratic senator – a member of the Senate armed services committee – said weapons transfers must come under congressional oversight.

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