Van Hollen Secures Amendment to Halt the Transfer of F-35s to Turkey Until Secretary of State Certifies Turkey Will Not Acquire Russian S-400 Missile Defense System

June 21st, 201801088   WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen announced on Thursday that he successfully secured language as part of the Fiscal Year 2019 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act that would expressly prohibit spending funds from Fiscal Year 2019 – as well as prior fiscal years – to transfer, or...