Bipartisan Hellenic-American State Legislators Reaffirm Call to Reject Sale of F-16s

Credit: The National Herald

The National Herald: "COVENTRY, RI – Rhode Island State Senator Lou Raptakis is leading a group of 25 Hellenic-American State Legislators from across the country who are calling on their members of Congress to block the Biden administration’s efforts to seek Congressional approval of the potential sale of $20 billion in F-16 fighter jets and additional modernization equipment to the Turkish regime. The Hellenic-American legislators are urging their Congressional colleagues to reject the ill-conceived and strategically flawed approach to dealing with President Erdogan in the hopes of reversing his bad behavior.

“United States Senator Robert Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has been a champion for issues regarding Greece and Cyprus and clearly recognizes that Erdogan and the Turkish government are an obstacle to stability in the Eastern Mediterranean and a constant threat to its neighboring countries,” said State Senator Lou Raptakis." Read on from the source click/tap here.

Additional Resources

Letters to Congress from RI State Senator Lou Raptakis

Response letter from U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline

Letters to Congress from PA State Rep. Steve Malagari

F-16 Jan 2023 Press Release

PADEE-WHIA Press Clipping - FEB 2023

The Panhellenic Post: "25 Bipartisan Hellenic-American Legislators reaffirm call on Biden Administration to reject sale of F-16s to Turkey"