East Asia & Pacific Subcommittee Chairwoman Young Kim Delivers Opening Statement at Hearing on Missed Milestones and Unseized Opportunities in Region

Press Release 02.25.25

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee Chairwoman Young Kim delivered opening remarks at subcommittee hearing titled, “Missed Milestones: Evaluating the Last Four Years in the EAP Region and Unseized Opportunities under President Trump.”  WATCH HERE – Remarks- Welcome to the East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee’s hearing entitled, “Missed Milestones: […]

Chairman Mast Issues Statement Marking Three-year Anniversary of Ukraine War

Press Release 02.24.25

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement upon the third anniversary since the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine. “Today’s three-year anniversary marking the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is no cause for Russian celebration. It marks the anniversary of the largest tactical and strategic […]

MEDIA ADVISORY: East Asia and the Pacific Subcommittee Hearing

Press Release 02.20.25

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Foreign Affairs East Asia and the Pacific Subcommittee will hold a public hearing to examine the last four years in the EAP region and unseized opportunities. What: East Asia and the Pacific Subcommittee Hearing Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 Time: 2:00 p.m. ET Location: 2172 Rayburn Subject: Missed Milestones: Evaluating the Last Four Years […]

Chairman Mast Delivers Opening Remarks at HFAC Hearing on the USAID Betrayal

Press Release 02.13.25

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing on the United States Agency for International Development’s betrayal of America. WATCH HERE -Remarks as delivered- We are here today, very simply, because many of the people and many of the programs in USAID have literally […]

Chairman Mast Delivers Opening Remarks at HFAC Roundtable with Families of Hostages Held by Hamas

Press Release 02.12.25

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast delivered opening remarks at a bipartisan roundtable with family members of hostages being held by Hamas following the horrific October 7th terrorist attacks on Israel. WATCH HERE -Remarks as delivered – Good morning. Thank you for taking the time to be with us today. […]

Chairman Mast Issues Statement Following the Senate’s Confirmation of Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence

Press Release 02.12.25

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement upon the Senate’s confirmation of Tulsi Gabbard as the director of national intelligence. “Tulsi Gabbard is a patriot who believes in putting AMERICA FIRST. She believes in President Trump’s agenda, and we trust her to be a great director of national […]

Chairman Mast, HFAC Members Meet with King and Crown Prince of Jordan

Press Release 02.11.25

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast welcomed Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Crown Prince Al-Hussein bin Abdullah to Capitol Hill for a meeting with committee members. During the meeting, Chairman Mast underscored the close friendship between the U.S. and Jordan and thanked the two leaders for their work to further […]

MEDIA ADVISORY: HFAC Full Committee Hearing – The USAID Betrayal

Press Release 02.10.25

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a public hearing to examine United States Agency for International Development programs. What: Full Committee Hearing Date: Thursday, February 13, 2025 Time: 8:30am ET Location: Rayburn 2172 Subject: The USAID Betrayal Witnesses: The Honorable Ted Yoho Former U.S. Representative Florida’s 3rd Congressional District Max Primorac […]

MEDIA ADVISORY: HFAC Member Roundtable with Families of U.S. Hostages Held by Hamas

Press Release 02.10.25

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a public, bipartisan roundtable discussion with family members of Americans held hostage by Hamas following the October 7th attack on Israel. What: Roundtable – Republican and Democrat members will hear from family members of Americans being held hostage by Hamas. Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 […]

ICYMI: Washington Post Exposes Democrats’ Hypocritical Flip-Flop on USAID Reorganization

Press Release 02.07.25

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, The Washington Post published an op-ed exposing how Democrats long championed merging the United States Agency for International Development with the State Department before their hypocritical U-turn. Marc A. Thiessen writes for the Post: “Shuttering USAID is not some evil MAGA plot. In fact, it was first proposed by a Democrat […]