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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement upon the Trump administration's notification to Congress of it's intent to realign certain USAID functions to the State Department by July, 1, 2025, and to discontinue remaining USAID functions that do not align with American interests.

"The State Department will never again be in a state of waste," Chairman Mast said.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Chairwoman María Elvira Salazar delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing titled, "INL Should Fight Crime, Not Fight Conservatives." 

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Once again, thank you to the witnesses for coming and giving us your time and your expertise. Always welcome.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia will hold a public hearing titled, "Censorship-Industrial Complex: The Need for First Amendment Safeguards at the State Department" on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.

Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Time: 10:00 a.m. ET

Location: Rayburn 2172

Subject: Censorship-Industrial Complex: The Need for First Amendment Safeguards at the State Department

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a public hearing titled, "A Return to Maximum Pressure: Comprehensively Countering the Iranian Regime's Malign Activities" on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.

Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Time: 2:00 p.m. ET

Location: Rayburn 2172

Subject: A Return to Maximum Pressure: Comprehensively Countering the Iranian Regime's Malign Activities

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee Chairman Michael Lawler delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing titled, "Streamlined and Rightsized: Consolidating State Department Administrative Services." 

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Good morning, and thank you to our witnesses for being here today.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Africa Subcommittee Chairman Chris Smith delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing titled, "Metals, Minerals, and Mining: How the CCP Fuels Conflict and Exploitation in Africa." 

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast announced the formation of a new task force charged with crafting legislative reforms to ensure the foreign arms sales process meets the demands of the future.

"This task force will examine the process, make it more transparent, and ensure we're getting instruments of war – which are also instruments of peace – into the hands of the right partners at the pace that war, deterrence and preparation require," Chairman Mast said.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement in support of much-needed reforms at the U.S. Agency for Global Media following President Trump's executive order eliminating non-statutory components of the agency.

"The U.S. Agency for Global Media, its outlets, and its grantees are blatant examples of how the far left has hijacked your money and your agencies to support terrorist sympathizers, give cover to the CCP, and push anti-American propaganda at home and abroad.