“How do you tell Russia and China to stop their campaigns of political repression when we so openly endorse the grandiose scale of Sisi’s?” Murphy asked.

“An administration that wants to lead on democracy and human rights cannot send another $1.3 billion to Egypt, no strings attached," the senator said. “To do so would be to endorse Sisi’s crackdown and send a bright, blinking message to the world that America talks a big game on democracy, but doesn’t do much about it.”

Find full coverage here: https://www.murphy.senate.gov/newsroom/in-the-news/senator-urges-aid-freeze-to-egypt-amid-human-rights-abuses

In Middle East Eye:

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-us-senator-murphy-sounds-against-unconditional-aid

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