Ellen Nakashima and Anne Gearan, Trump Administration Plans $8 Billion Fighter Jet Sale to Taiwan, Angering China. Washington Post, Aug 16, 2019
https://www.washingtonpost.com/n ... f7ec4a93_story.html
("The administration notified Congress late Thursday [Aug 15] that it would submit the package for informal review, said the people familiar with the sale. * ** The State Department told Congress to expect the arms package to be informally submitted to them by Friday evening, according to a U.S. official and another person familiar with the matter. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee and House Foreign Affairs Committee would review the package. They are not expected to raise objections. The people familiar with the proposed sale requests anonymity to discuss a sensitive pending deal. Neither the State Department nor the White House immediately responded to requests for comment") |