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House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Calls Out Trump Admin for Abusing Emergency Authorities to Bypass Congress on Arms Sales

May 4, 2026

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Washington, DC – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today condemned the Trump administration for again invoking emergency authorities to bypass Congressional review of arms sales.

Issues:Foreign Affairs

House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Statement on Trump’s Withdrawal of Troops from Germany

May 1, 2026

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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:

Issues:Foreign Affairs

House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, Smith, Himes Issue Statement on 60-Day Mark of Iran War

May 1, 2026

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Washington, DC – Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Adam Smith, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; and Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, today issued a joint statement on the 60-day mark of Trump’s war in Iran.

Issues:Foreign Affairs

House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, Meng, Frankel, Degette, Jayapal, and Jacobs Introduce Legislation to Nullify Radical Expanded Global Gag Rule

April 30, 2026

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Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, Meng, Frankel, Degette, Jayapal, and Jacobs Introduce Legislation to Nullify Radical Expanded Global Gag Rule

Issues:Foreign Affairs

House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, HFAC Democrats Call on Rubio and Mast for a Hearing on Iran Negotiations

April 29, 2026

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Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today led all Committee Democrats in sending companion letters to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chairman Brian Mast reiterating Committee Democrats' demand for public hearings on the state of negotiations with Iran.

Issues:Foreign Affairs

House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Issues Statement Following King Charles’ Joint Address to Congress

April 28, 2026

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Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued a statement following His Majesty King Charles III’s Joint Address to Congress:

Issues:Foreign Affairs

House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Issues Statement on Passage of Democratic Export Control Bills in HFAC Markup

April 22, 2026

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Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today applauded the passage of six bipartisan technology bills introduced by Democrats during today’s Committee markup:

Issues:Foreign Affairs

House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, Jayapal, Jackson, Castro Demand Answers on State Department Obstruction of Oversight in Cuba

April 22, 2026

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Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Pramila Jayapal, Jonathan Jackson, and Joaquin Castro are demanding answers from the State Department after Jayapal and Jackson were denied the ability to meet with Chargé d’Affaires Mike Hammer at the U.S. Embassy in Havana during a Congressional delegation.

Issues:Foreign Affairs

House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, Kamlager-Dove Issue Statement on Trump’s Plan to Send Afghan Allies to the Congo

April 22, 2026

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Washington, D.C. - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sydney Kamlager-Dove issued a statement condemning President Trump’s plans to send Afghan allies at Camp As Sayliyah (CAS) to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Issues:Foreign Affairs

House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, Issa Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Address Historic Backlog in Export License Reviews Under the Trump Administration

April 17, 2026

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Washington, D.C. - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Darrell Issa introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at addressing the historic backlog in license reviews at the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS).

Issues:Foreign Affairs

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