AJC, HALC urge U.S. Senators to co-sponsor Eastern Med Security and Partnership Act

The American Jewish Committee (AJC) and the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) are urging U.S. Senators, in a joint letter, to cosponsor the Eastern Mediterranean Security and Partnership Act introduced by Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Marco Rubio (R-FL).

The full text of the letter, sent to Senators Friday, follows:

Dear Senator,

On behalf of AJC (American Jewish Committee) and the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC), we write to urge you to cosponsor S.1102, the bipartisan Eastern Mediterranean Security and Partnership Act, introduced by Senators Robert Menendez of New Jersey and Marco Rubio of Florida.

At a time when the Eastern Mediterranean is emerging as a distinct and vital geopolitical region, Congress can provide the tools for the U.S. to capitalize on the existing partnership between the region's Western democracies -...