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Battle for the Sale of F-16 Jets to Turkey Heating Up in US Congress
Battle lines are being drawn in the US Congress for the proposed sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey as Greek-American lawmakers are mobilizing to ensure that the Biden administration does not proceed with the sale and the upgrade...
Greek News
US Congress Prepares for Battle Over Sale of F-16 Fighters to Turkey
On Thursday, Greek-American members of Congress expressed strong opposition to President Joe Biden's expressed support for the sale of F-16 jets to Turkey.
“We should sell them the F-16 jets and modernize those jets as well,” Biden said at the...
Greek News
Bilirakis’ Initiative to Stop Sale of F-16’s to Turkey
Greek-American Congressman Gus Bilirakis, (R-FL) along with Hellenic Caucus Co-Chair Carolyn Maloney (NY-12) and Congressman Chris Pappas (D-NH), led a group of colleagues in writing a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently opposing US plans to sell...
Military
US Congress Moves to Block Sale of F-16 Jets to Turkey
Members of the US Congress are piling on pressure on the Department of State this week to prevent the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey.
On Thursday it emerged that a cross-party letter addressed to Secretary of State Anthony...
Cyprus
Malliotakis’ Bipartisan Resolution Calls on Biden to Prioritize Cyprus Issue
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) has authored a new bipartisan resolution calling on the Biden Administration to prioritize the Cyprus issue.
Diaspora
Gus Bilirakis Named Florida’s Most Effective Republican Congressman
U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis was named “Florida’s Most Effective House Republican" according to a recently-released list of Congress lawmakers.
Greek News
Greek-American Congressman Gus Bilirakis Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Greek-American Congressman Gus Bilirakis, a Republican who represents Palm Harbor, Florida in the US Congress, has tested positive for coronavirus, his office announced Wednesday.
Bilirakis is now in quarantine and was not on the House floor on Wednesday as Congress...