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August 6, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio requesting information and documents in light of concerning reports that the Trump administration would destroy hundreds of tons of now-spoiled emergency food commodities after it failed to distribute them before they expired.
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August 4, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Congressman Greg Stanton (D-AZ) sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing “grave concern” over reports that the Trump Administration blocked Taiwan President Lai Ching-te from transiting through New York en route to Central America.
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August 1, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Rosa DeLauro, Jim Himes, and Jamie Raskin sent a letter to President Donald Trump calling on him to fulfill his campaign pledge to end the war in Gaza by working urgently to return all parties to the negotiation table without delay.
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July 31, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement concerning the fake national emergency President Trump announced to impose tariffs on Brazil:
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July 28, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Raja Krishnamoorthi sent a joint letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick condemning the Trump administration’s use of semiconductor export controls as negotiating leverage in trade talks with the People’s Republic of China.
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July 22, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement on the Trump administration withdrawing the United States from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
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July 18, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Lois Frankel and Grace Meng issued a statement on their introduction of legislation to ensure U.S. taxpayer-purchased foreign aid commodities reach their intended beneficiaries rather than go to waste or be destroyed.
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July 18, 2025
House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks Floor Remarks As Prepared on Rescissions Package
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July 17, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today filed a discharge petition and is gathering signatures to force a vote on the resolutions he introduced to terminate President Trump’s authority to impose enormous tariffs that harm American families. House Republicans refused to take up the resolutions introduced in April.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
July 17, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement following the filing of his discharge petition for H.R. 2913, the Ukraine Support Act. The bill offers strong sanctions and addresses significant issues in the Senate’s sanctions legislation, while also including support for Ukraine assistance and reconstruction.
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