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The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved legislation that would create a new hurdle for President Joe Biden’s plan to sell F-16 fighter jets to Turkey. The House approved the measure, offered by Democratic Representatives Frank Pallone and Chris Pappas, as an amendment to the annual National Defense Authorization Act, by 244 to 179. It is the latest effort by members of Congress to exert control over the sale of the Lockheed Martin aircraft toNATO ally Turkey. The amendment would bar the United States to sell or transfer the jets to Turkey unless the administration certifies that d…