After the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak the United States has pledged to give 1 billion dollars in aid to Egypt to help with their transition to democracy. The Obama admisitration notified congress Friday that it would give Egypt an emergency cash infusion of $450 millions dollars but the aid was met with resistance from a lawmaker worried about the new leadership of Egypt under the Muslim Brotherhood. The lawmaker worried about the aid was Representative Kay Granger of Texas who doubted the urgent need for the extra assistance. Hilary Clinton on the other hand has said the world needs to do more to support governments such as Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia. This has been a hot topic lately and seems to have become an important topic in the presidential campaign all the sudden.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/29/world/middleeast/white-house-move-to-give-egypt-450-million-in-aid-meets-resistance.html?ref=unitedstatesinternationalrelations
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