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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Foreign Arms Sales Task Force held the second in a series of roundtables featuring defense industry perspectives on reforming and improving America's foreign arms sales process.
As part of the bipartisan engagement, members heard from industry representatives from the Aerospace Industries Association and National Defense Industrial Association on the regulatory and bureaucratic challenges U.S. companies face in arming our allies and partners with American-made equipment and technology at the pace of war.
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken asking for the After-Action Review of the Afghanistan withdrawal to be declassified and made available to the public.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement upon Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) being named as a member of the panel.
“Randy is a battle-tested conservative and a fierce defender of America’s interests. The Foreign Affairs Committee is stronger with him on board. Proud to welcome my fellow Floridian to the fight.”
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast and Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging U.S. engagement in support of Jamaica’s recovery and electrical infrastructure reconstruction following Hurricane Melissa.
The hurricane, which made landfall in October, was the strongest storm to make landfall in the Atlantic Basin in history and left catastrophic damage to core infrastructure in its wake.
Washington, D.C. — Chairman Michael McCaul is once again reiterating that all House Foreign Affairs Committee Members must be granted access to the July 2021 Dissent Channel cable as well as the State Department's official response in order to satisfy the March 28th subpoena he issued. Chairman McCaul and Ranking Member Meeks were granted access to the cable last week, but the State Department has refused to give other Members – including those Members on the committee who served in Afghanistan – the same access.
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken once again reiterating the department must comply with unfulfilled document requests surrounding the committee's investigation into the Afghanistan withdrawal by Monday, June 26th or face a subpoena.
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul gave the following remarks ahead of U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry's testimony at the Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability hearing assessing the State Department's budget and climate agenda.
Washington, D.C. — House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere Chairwoman Maria Salazar (R-FL), and Ranking Member Joaquin Castro (D-TX) issued the following statement expressing outrage and calling for an investigation and prosecution of the assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio.
Washington, D.C. – The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations will convene a hearing entitled, "Efforts to Address Ritual Abuse and Sacrifice in Africa" on Tuesday, September 19th.
What: Hearing – "Efforts to Address Ritual Abuse and Sacrifice in Africa"
Date: Tuesday, September 19th, 2023
Time: 10:00am ET
Location: RHOB 2200
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