WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Peter Welch issued the following press release:
Today on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) called on U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to abide by the Leahy Law and investigate allegations of sexual violence and human rights abuses by American taxpayer-funded foreign military units.
"Every year Egypt and Israel receive more military aid, paid for by American taxpayers, than any other country, and that's by far. Yet neither of their governments, nor our own, have shown the slightest concern about addressing longstanding allegations of the widespread use of sexual violence against prisoners in their custody. That is unacceptable-it must change. American taxpayer funds are directly supporting fo...