Foreign Affairs

Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued a statement following the Senate’s approval of his War Powers Resolution which passed the House of Representatives earlier this month. The Senate passed the Resolution 50-48.

Having passed both chambers as a Concurrent Resolution, this measure does not go to the president’s desk for signature. Under the War Powers Resolution, however, it is binding on the president and directs him to cease hostilities against Iran.

Washington, DC – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement on the Trump administration’s announcement that it is withdrawing 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany:

"President Trump is once again putting personal grievance ahead of U.S. national security. Decisions on force posture and the forward deployment of U.S. military personnel must be made based on strategy, threat landscape, and U.S. interests—not politics.