December 10, 2020
12:48 PM ET
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Two Senate resolutions to block an arms sale agreement between the Trump administration and the United Arab Emirates narrowly failed in Senate vote Wednesday.
A resolution to block the sale of F-35 jets to the Arab state failed by a vote of 49-47, while a separate resolution on the sale of Reaper drones failed 50-46, according to NBC news. Democratic Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly of Arizona, along with Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky, crossed party lines in the votes.
WOW: Arizona Democrats Sinema and Kelly vote to PASS Trump’s huge arms deal for the UAE, breaking with their party and ensuring the package will survive the Senate.