The World - News from Oct. 2, 1985
House Speaker Thomas P. (Tip) O’Neill Jr. praised the efforts of Jordan’s King Hussein to forge a Middle East peace agreement but indicated that Hussein should go to the bargaining table with Israel in order to win congressional support for a U.S. arms deal. Hussein, visiting Washington, met with about 75 members of Congress in an effort to garner support for President Reagan’s proposed $1.5-billion weapons package for Jordan. The deal is expected to be opposed in the House.
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