House Foreign Affairs Committee Dems

08/17/2026

It's been seven months since Congress approved a $14 billion arms package to Taiwan, and Trump has failed to finalize the deal.

Why? He's using Taiwan's security as a 'negotiating chip' with Xi Jinping. And it's undermining deterrence and security on the Taiwan Strait. The president should advance that arms package before Congress returns from recess.

08/17/2026

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.

President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to scale back annual joint military exercises with South Korea.

08/16/2026

RM Gregory Meeks: 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.

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.

08/16/2026

RM Gregory Meeks: 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.

About 5,000 people were evacuated and more than 130 were injured, many with broken bones. Aftershocks hampered rescue efforts.

08/07/2026

Ranking Member Gregory Meeks and Congressman Don Beyer, Senior House Democrat on the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following statement on the Senate passage of the Russia sanctions bill:

08/04/2026

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.

The degree to which the military is running out of ATACMS and Precision Strike Missiles has not been previously reported.

07/31/2026

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.

Nigeria, a coastal country in western Africa, was landlocked in the Sahara, among other errors. The department said it had been “hastily altered.”

07/24/2026

New tariffs on the EU and Canada won't stop forced labor in Xinjiang.

This is a transparent attempt to resurrect tariffs that already expired or were struck down by the Supreme Court.

It's Americans who will continue to pay the price.

Australia and the European Union were among U.S. trade partners who criticized the tariffs.

07/23/2026

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Ranking Member Gregory Meeks today introduced a bipartisan Resolution that would compel Speaker Johnson to file a lawsuit to enforce his War Powers Resolution requiring Trump to cease hostilities with Iran, which passed both the House and Senate.

A copy of the Resolution is available here: https://democrats-foreignaffairs.house.gov/2026/7/meeks-drops-resolution-compelling-speaker-johnson-to-file-iran-wpr-lawsuit-against-trump-admin

07/22/2026

Republicans just voted to give Trump and Hegseth another $73 billion to continue dropping bombs in Iran, after they’ve already burned through at least $38 billion on their reckless and illegal war.

$111 billion on war. $0 on healthcare.

Republican Priorities.

Republican leaders muscled through resistance in their own ranks to approve the budget blueprint for the war and other measures, but its prospects were far dimmer in the Senate.