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Congressional Leaders Plan Response to Pre-Inauguration Day Money Transfer to Palestinians
(Weekly Standard) Jenna Lifhits - Congressional leaders are moving to respond to a last-minute transfer of $221 million to the Palestinian Authority in the final hours of the Obama administration. "I don't know if we can recoup that money, but I intend to suspend future funding to the Palestinian Authority until they change their laws that reward young Palestinians for killing Israelis and Americans," said Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC). Graham said he will reintroduce the Taylor Force Act, named after an Army veteran who was stabbed to death by a Palestinian terrorist last March, which cuts funding until the PA stops directly or indirectly financing terrorism. The PA set aside roughly $140 million to support imprisoned terrorists and their families in 2016.