Rep. Kelly Seeks to Renew Funding Ban for UN Arms Trade Treaty in 2017 Appropriations

By Ammoland

WASHINGTON – -(Ammoland.com)- U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) issued the following statement today regarding four letters he authored and submitted to the bipartisan leaders of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, the Subcommittee on Homeland Security, the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies.

Each letter requested updated language prohibiting federal funding of the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in each of the subcommittees’ respective appropriation bills for fiscal year 2017.

The letters can be viewed here, here, here, and here.

Statement by Rep. Kelly:

“The power of the purse is a critical weapon in our fight to stop the ATT from ever being implemented. The sovereignty of our country and the rights of our people are far too precious to be left vulnerable to this dangerous treaty. Especially with this president’s appetite for unilateral, unconstitutional action overwhelmingly apparent, our vigilance matters more than ever.

“The ATT is an outrageous agreement that would force the United States – the world’s most important defender of peace and democracy – onto equal footing with …Read the Rest

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