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House Committee responsible for foreign policy legislation and oversight | Ranking Member (RM) Gregory W. Meeks

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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Ranking Members @meeks.house.gov & @repangiecraig.bsky.social are raising the alarm on the State Department’s reported plans to phase out U.S. support for the Famine Early Warning Systems Network—a vital program to detect & respond to early signs of developing food security crises around the world.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Between this "siege" of Oleshky and the constant bombing of Ukrainian civilians, including today's attack on Kyiv, there's no excuse for the Trump administration's continued indifference to Russia's actions. Russia started this war and could end it now. Sanctions now. Support now.
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Video: Russia Strikes Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences
A Russian drone strike on Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences in Kyiv on Monday killed at least one person and injured six, local officials said.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov issued the following statement in advance of the summit between US President Donald Trump and People’s Republic of China (PRC) President Xi Jinping on Thursday:
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Trump: "I hear he paid him back." Given the Trump family's history, we'll believe it when we see evidence that Don Jr. actually paid back the Russian oligarch who bankrolled his wedding. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/u...
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Trump Says His Son Will Pay Back Russian Businessman for Wedding Party
The president said his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., had decided to return the money, but defended the gift worth hundreds of thousands of dollars as “totally allowed.”
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov issues statement after President Trump allowed Executive Order 14046, "Imposing Sanctions on Certain Persons With Respect to the Humanitarian and Human Rights Crisis in Ethiopia" to expire:
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov met with Foreign Minister Cho Hyun to discuss the U.S.-ROK alliance, critical to our nations' security and prosperity. We should be strengthening our alliance and enhancing our economic and strategic partnership with Seoul.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Trump spent two years threatening to take Greenland in a Putin-style land grab, and undermining relations with a NATO ally in the process. For what? A deal that is basically the same as what we have now. 👏👏👏 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...
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U.S. and Denmark Reach Security Deal on Greenland, Trump Says
The full contours of the deal were unclear, but Denmark and Greenland both indicated they expected an agreement to be signed soon.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
RM @meeks.house.gov met with Hirofumi Nakasone, Akihisa Nagashima, & Seiji Maehara, senior parliamentarians from Japan's Diet & members of the Japan-US Parliamentarians’ Friendship Group. Our alliance is critical for a free & open Indo-Pacific, & close dialogue with Japanese colleagues is essential.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🚨🚨Ahead of the Trump-Xi Summit, Ranking Members @meeks.house.gov, @bera.house.gov and @sarajacobs.house.gov are leading Democrats in calling on the administration to engage in sustained and substantive dialogue with China to address AI-related safety risks.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🚨🚨Ranking Members Gregory Meeks, Robert Garcia & Jared Huffman are demanding answers from Sec. Rubio & AG Blanche on the admin's partnership with Venezuelan businessman and alleged money launderer Alejandro Betancourt & its unprecedented scheme to take an ownership stake in a Venezuelan oil company.
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Exclusive: Democrats press Trump administration on Venezuela oil deal
The lawmakers homed in on the role of Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov was pleased to meet with Liberian President Joseph Boakai. The two discussed opportunities for the U.S. and Liberia to increase cooperation on law enforcement issues and promote closer regional economic integration in West Africa.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov, alongside Rep. Brad Sherman, Rep. John Garamendi, and Rep. Don Beyer, announced the introduction of a Joint Resolution of Disapproval to block the Trump administration’s nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia:
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov issued a statement celebrating the passage of the Foreign Service Modernization Act:
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Statement from Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov following the House vote on the Lindsay O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act:
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
House Republicans know giving Trump broad new tariff powers is dangerous. Most support leaving the tariffs in the bill anyway because they care more about pleasing Trump than lowering costs for the American people.

www.cnn.com/2026/09/16/p...
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
1/ RM @meeks.house.gov: I strongly condemn Turkey’s shameful ongoing crackdown on LGBTQI+ human rights defenders and organizations. I call on President Erdogan and the Turkish government to immediately release all individuals unfairly arrested on account of their human rights work. . .
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Turkey arrests dozens in crackdown on LGBTQ+ activists
The arrests are an escalation in the Turkish government's campaign targeting LGBTQ+ community and activists.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov announced he will not clear the Trump administration’s proposed $2.8 billion sale of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel due to concerns that those munitions would not be used in accordance with U.S. and international law.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Statement from Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov following the passage of House Concurrent Resolution 93, Rep. Seth Moulton's War Powers Resolution directing President Trump to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran:
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🚨🚨The House has passed an Iran War Powers Resolution with bipartisan support for a third time. The American people have made abundantly clear they do not support this failed war. The president must end it.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Don Jr. is grifting Russian oligarch money while his father and brother-in-law pressure Ukraine to surrender. 
Does anyone actually expect Trump to sanction Putin voluntarily? www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Sudan remains the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Countless face starvation, while women and girls suffer from sexual exploitation and abuse. Trump's foreign aid cuts made every part of this worse. The admin must restore programs to protect women and girls and give them real economic opportunity.
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‘This is what I have to do to survive’: the Sudan refugees forced into sex work
They fled a brutal civil war to reach safety in Egypt, but now many Sudanese women and girls are falling prey to sexual exploitation
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Joint statement from Ranking Members @meeks.house.gov and @neal.house.gov and @beyer.house.gov after Republican leadership scheduled the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia And Iran Act for a vote in the House next week:
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Trump's reckless trade war with Canada is doing real harm to the economy and raising costs for Americans. Congress should not give the president broad additional powers to impose more tariffs and trade restrictions. www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
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Trump escalates trade war with Canada, moving to ban imports of some motorcycles, dairy and alcohol
As the U.S.-Canadian relationship severely deteriorates, the White House says the import bans will go into effect in about three weeks.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
1/ RM @meeks.house.gov: I am deeply concerned by reports of election irregularities in Zambia, including the jailing of opposition politicians and efforts to stifle dissent. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/w...
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Zambia’s Democratic Facade Fractures in Post-Election Crackdown (Gift Article)
While the government says it is preventing an insurrection, activists and international observers have raised fears about arbitrary arrests and electoral fraud.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Americans are getting sick from spikes in Ebola, measles, tuberculosis and Cyclospora. And what's the Trump administration doing? Slashing funding for global health programs that combat the spread of deadly infectious diseases and prevent them from reaching the United States.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Statement from Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov on Congress's two-year reauthorization of the AGOA and HOPE/HELP initiatives:
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov issued the following statement after meeting with Vladyslav Vlasiuk, Advisor and Commissioner to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for Sanctions Policy, during his visit to Capitol Hill today:
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Marking one year since the Trump admin’s first boat strike, Ranking Members @meeks.house.gov, @adamsmith.house.gov, @jahimes.bsky.social, and @benniethompson.bsky.social introduced a War Powers Resolution to block the admin from continuing to conduct strikes in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
RM @meeks.house.gov: I strongly condemn the horrific massacre in Kenscoff that claimed the lives of dozens of innocent Haitians. The U.S. and international community must remain committed to helping Haiti restore security, protect civilians, and hold the perpetrators of these atrocities accountable.
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Dozens Killed in Haiti Massacre, Officials Say
Gangs targeted a key community on the outskirts of the capital, raising fears about the gangs’ next move. The mayor said at least 25 people had been killed, but the U.N. put the death toll at 47.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This is just further proof that Putin is not serious about peace. Rather than stand with our allies and uphold our NATO commitments, Trump continues to give Putin a pass while inviting Russia back to the G20 table. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/w...
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Weeks After Failed Drone Attack, Germany Points Finger at Russia
The country said Moscow was behind an explosive-laden drone found near a Ukrainian plane at a German airport last month. Russia said Germany had provided no evidence.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Trump’s intervention in Venezuela was never about stopping drugs, protecting U.S. national security, or defending democracy for the Venezuelan people. It was always about pillaging their country for its natural resources. www.npr.org/2026/09/01/g...
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Days after Trump announces Venezuela oil deal, White House fills in some of the details
As part of the deal, the U.S. is creating a private company as a joint venture with North American Blue Energy Partners, owned by Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Americans' confidence in the economy has fallen to a 7-month low. The United States lost 23,000 jobs in July. Gas is $4.10. Grocery and utility costs are soaring. Trump's open-ended Iran war is adding insult to injury.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
1/ The intel community and military leaders told Trump there would be steep costs to launching a war in Iran. He ignored them and did it anyway. 6 months of a war that Trump said would be over in 3 weeks and...
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The Warnings That Came Before a War Now Reaching the Six-Month Mark
After military and diplomatic efforts, President Trump is pinning his hopes on economic warfare.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The American people are already paying more because of Trump's war in Iran. Now his reckless trade war with Canada has triggered billions in retaliatory tariffs, hitting everything from home appliances to seafood to cheese. Trump's chaos continues to increase costs on working families.
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Canada just announced new tariffs on US goods. Here’s how the growing trade war could hurt Americans | CNN Business
On September 8, Canada is set to enact tariffs ranging from 15% to 50% on over 700 American goods in an effort to match US tariffs dollar for dollar, Canadian officials announced on Tuesday.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov issued the following statement calling on President Trump to intervene against the Netanyahu government’s decision to advance plans for settlement construction in the E1 area of the West Bank:
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
1/ Ranking Member Gregory Meeks welcomed three new Democrats to the Committee: Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Mark Pocan and Wesley Bell.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Rubio told Congress, “No children are dying on my watch.” There's a pattern of reporting showing that Rubio’s illegal dismantling of USAID and cuts to foreign aid have indeed led to children dying. Slashing lifesaving aid is a betrayal of America’s values and leadership.
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Severe malnutrition in Somalia is surging after U.S. cuts, aid groups say
“What we are seeing is shocking and far beyond the threshold of an extremely critical emergency,” one humanitarian official said.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
As the affordability crisis worsens, Trump is slapping a 50% tariff on Canada, our closest ally & one of America’s largest trading partners. The House on a bipartisan basis already rejected these reckless tariffs because they raise costs for working families. Now Trump is bringing them back anyway.
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Trump threatens 50% tariffs on Canadian cars. Here’s what else he’s targeting | CNN Business
President Donald Trump threatened to double tariffs on Canadian cars on Monday, the latest sign that the United States and Canada are barreling toward a deeper trade war after last-ditch efforts to st...
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
🚨 Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov issued a statement following the Office of Legal Counsel’s (OLC) declaration that the Foreign Service Grievance Board is unconstitutional.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
🚨 - Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov sent a letter to Secretary Rubio demanding answers on why the State Department decided not to accept a new cohort of Fellows from Pickering, Rangel, FAIT, despite statutory requirements and commitments by Rubio & other senior State officials.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
This World Humanitarian Day, millions are bearing the consequences of President Trump and Sec Rubio’s foreign-aid cuts. Instead of confronting the humanitarian crisis their policies have worsened, they continue to downplay its scale.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
NEW: Ranking Members @meeks.house.gov and @kamlager-dove.house.gov sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick demanding answers on the financial conflicts of interest surrounding the department’s decision to significantly loosen export controls on the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Trump's war of choice in Iran is failing so badly he's now scaling back joint drills with a 70-year ally hours before they began, because South Korea wouldn't help his illegal war effort. Our alliance with South Korea makes America safer, and Trump is undermining it. apnews.com/article/kore...
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Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea
President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to scale back annual joint military exercises with South Korea.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
RM @meeks.house.gov: Kevin Rideout put himself in harm’s way to help the less fortunate, and my heart goes out to him for what he has endured. I welcome his release and reunion with loved ones. www.cnn.com/2026/08/14/u...
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US missionary abducted in Niger released after nine months in captivity, Christian organization says | CNN
Kevin Rideout, an American missionary who was held captive in Niger for nine months has been released to US officials, the missionary organization he worked for said Friday.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
RM @meeks.house.gov: My prayers are with the Indonesian people suffering as a result of this horrific earthquake, and I mourn those lost. The U.S. must quickly mobilize with regional partners to assist relief efforts. www.reuters.com/business/env...
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Thousands evacuate after Indonesia quake kills 53, aftershocks hamper rescue efforts
About 5,000 people were evacuated and more than 130 were injured, many with broken bones. Aftershocks hampered rescue efforts.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
RM @meeks.house.gov: I traveled to Cali for the inauguration of President Abelardo De La Espriella to reaffirm my support for Colombia’s democracy and the peaceful transfer of power. Colombia’s success rests on the contributions of all its citizens, including Afro-Colombians and indigenous groups.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
"My prayers are with the Colombian people facing this devastating earthquake, including those who have lost loved ones. I stand ready to work with the Trump Admin and the international community to marshal necessary emergency assistance and support." - @meeks.house.gov
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"My prayers are with the Colombian people facing this devastating earthquake, including those who have lost loved ones. I stand ready to work with the Trump admin and the international community to ma...
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov and @beyer.house.gov, Senior House Democrat on the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following statement on the Senate passage of the Russia sanctions bill:
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Trump’s “peace through strength” hasn’t provided peace, but has depleted our military stockpiles, cost American taxpayers billions, and weakened the United States. His chaotic war of choice in Iran has been an utter failure. www.reuters.com/world/us-has...
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EXCLUSIVE: US has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say
The degree to which the military is running out of ATACMS and Precision Strike Missiles has not been previously reported.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Rubio fired 1,300 seasoned pros for no reason; handed a sole‑source hiring deal to a company chosen for its ideological bent, and now the Department can’t even put African countries in the right place on a map. Great job. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
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State Department Map Mislabels African Countries at AIDS Conference
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