Foreign Affairs

House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks and Kamlager-Dove Seek Clarification from Rubio on State, USAID Work in India

March 13, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sydney Kamlager-Dove sent a letter to Secretary Rubio seeking clarity on the President and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)’s claim that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has spent “$21 million for voter turnout in India.”

Issues:Foreign Affairs

House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks and Moskowitz Call on Rubio to Explain $400 Million in Contracts to Elon Musk’s Tesla

March 7, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Jared Moskowitz, Ranking Member of Subcommittee on Oversight and Intelligence, today sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding answers on media reports alleging potentially unlawful procurement activities surrounding $400 million to Elon Musk’s Tesla.

Issues:Foreign Affairs

House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks and Shaheen Statement on Hostile Takeover of USIP

March 18, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement on yesterday’s reports that the “Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)” had effectively taken over the U.S. Institute of Peace:

Issues:Foreign Affairs

House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks Applauds Court Ruling Declaring Trump Tariffs Illegal

May 28, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement applauding the Court of International Trade’s decision to block President Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs.

Issues:Foreign Affairs

House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks Blasts Trump Administration for Bypassing Congress on UAE Arms Sale, Announces Joint Resolutions of Disapproval

May 13, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today criticized the Trump administration’s decision to bypass the Congressional committee review process and immediately notify major arms sales to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) despite the country’s continued support of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia in Sudan.

Issues:Foreign Affairs

House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks Calls for Hearing on Security Breach of U.S. War Plans in Yemen

March 24, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today called on Chairman Mast to hold a public committee hearing on the bombshell reporting of senior Trump administration officials communicating U.S. military operations in Yemen in a Signal messaging app group chat.

Issues:Foreign Affairs

House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks Calls for Hegseth to Resign After Revelation He Shared Classified War Plans Over Signal

March 26, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today called for the immediate resignation of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth following revelations that he shared classified U.S. military plans in a Signal group chat with several members of Trump’s Cabinet and the Atlantic’s Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg.

Issues:Foreign Affairs

House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks Condemns Rubio’s Failure to Prevent Uyghur Deportations

March 31, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today released the following statement on Thailand’s deportation of 40 Uyghur from Thailand to China, a move that will almost certainly result in their imprisonment, torture, or worse.

Issues:Foreign Affairs

House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks Delivers Floor Remarks on Speaker Johnson Preventing a Vote on Trump’s Tariffs

March 11, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today gave remarks on the House floor during the rules debate on the budget Continuing Resolution (CR), criticizing Speaker Johnson for adding language to the rule which seeks to prevent a vote on President Trump’s Mexico and Canada tariffs.

Issues:Foreign Affairs

House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks Delivers Keynote Address at Foreign Policy for America Annual Summit

May 19, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, delivered the following keynote address – as prepared – at Foreign Policy for America’s annual leadership summit focused on “the future of U.S. foreign policy”:

Issues:Foreign Affairs