House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats
House Committee responsible for foreign policy legislation and oversight | Ranking Member (RM) Gregory W. Meeks
- Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov held a productive meeting with Lebanese Gen. Rodolphe Haykal to discuss progress disarming Hezbollah and other non-state militias as well as improving control over Lebanon’s borders.
- RM @meeks.house.gov met with Foreign Minister David van Weel to discuss the importance of the Dutch-American relationship, strengthening the NATO alliance, maintaining support for Ukraine and increasing sanctions on Russia, and working together on export controls to protect sensitive technologies.
- Fixed it
- Trump has wasted no time in his second term enriching himself and his family off the presidency while driving up costs on everyday Americans. Corruption so brazen it’s… *checks notes*… unconstitutional.
- Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov: Administration again sidesteps Congress to rush $6 billion in arms sales
- Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov issues statement on the resumption of hostilities in northern Tigray
- Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov issues statement on ICE attempt to enter Ecuadorian consulate:
- RM @meeks.house.gov: It’s shameful that rather than admit he manufactured an unnecessary crisis with our NATO allies, Trump is now denigrating their service and sacrifice.
- RM @meeks.house.gov: Crippling economic sanctions on Cuba for the past 60+ years have disproportionately hurt the Cuban people while the government remains unaffected. Trump and Rubio doubling down on this failed policy will deepen the humanitarian and energy crisis.
- Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov met with Norwegian parliamentary counterparts to reaffirm Congress's support for Norway and European allies. The lawmakers discussed the importance of the US working together with—not bullying, berating or threatening—our NATO allies, including in the Arctic.
- Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov condemned the Trump administration’s decision to exit the U.S. from the World Health Organization:
- Statement from Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov on the Trump administration’s expansion of the global gag rule.
- The Trump administration must reverse its harmful aid cuts and surge support to starving communities. Development and diplomacy are critical to stabilizing the region.
- RM Meeks: While I’m encouraged by progress between Pres. Sharaa & the SDF, I'm disturbed by continued violations of the Sunday agreement & latest ceasefire. Violence against Kurdish civilians & communities must cease & both sides must recommit to implementing the agreements they have negotiated.
- Members of the Foreign Affairs Committee hosted Nobel Peace Prize winner and Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado today. RM @meeks.house.gov thanked her for her leadership and sacrifice on behalf of the Venezuelan people, which has given hope that change is possible.
- Statement from Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov marking one year since Trump froze U.S. foreign assistance, ultimately resulting in the dismantling of USAID, the needless suffering of millions around the world, and an unprecedented retreat of American global leadership:
- Deeply unhinged, petty & embarrassing. Trump is turning the US into a pariah & doing real, lasting damage to the NATO alliance and our global partnerships—all based on personal grievance. Republicans must stop enabling this wannabe king and join Democrats to put a check on him before it’s too late.
- RM @meeks.house.gov: I will be offering a resolution to terminate these illegal and absurd tariffs immediately. I'm here in Copenhagen and in every conversation I've had, officials have made clear: Greenland is not for sale.
- The American people do not want to buy Greenland. They want affordable healthcare. Trump is ignoring Americans’ affordability concerns with his foreign escapades, and making things worse with more tariffs. This will only further raise costs for the American people. wapo.st/3ZfI7Bh
- Trump's tariffs and disrespect for Canada are pushing our closest friend and ally—and one of our strongest trade partners—closer to China. Simply put, a foreign policy failure and strategic self-own. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
- Statement from Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov urging the Trump administration to not undermine the protest movement in Iran by using military force:
- The State Department notified the committee of its intent to close Camp As Sayliyah (CAS) in Qatar, which has served as a critical transit site supporting the safe relocation of vetted Afghan allies fleeing Taliban persecution. Statement from Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov:
- The Trump administration claiming lawful immigrants "take" welfare while it cuts social services like SNAP and slashes healthcare subsidies is the height of irony. The real threats to American welfare are the corrupt MAGA oligarchs running our country. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...
- Trump and Rubio owe the American people answers. Who's running Venezuela? Who's paying for it? What comes next? This is the FIRST public Congressional oversight event examining the admin's actions in Venezuela that force American troops and taxpayers into a new foreign conflict.
- 🚨TOMORROW: SPECIAL MEETING ON VENEZUELA🚨 Republicans have failed to hold ANY public hearings on Trump’s actions in Venezuela and the Caribbean, so Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov and HFAC Dems will host one with expert testimony. Tune in: democrats-foreignaffairs.house.gov/2026/1/a-spe...
- Republicans wouldn't, so @meeks.house.gov invited Secretary Rubio to come to Congress and PUBLICLY answer questions about the Trump admin's Venezuela policy. He refused. Committee Democrats will instead gather assessments from former diplomats and experts. Starting soon⬇️⬇️⬇️
- 🚨TOMORROW: SPECIAL MEETING ON VENEZUELA🚨 Republicans have failed to hold ANY public hearings on Trump’s actions in Venezuela and the Caribbean, so Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov and HFAC Dems will host one with expert testimony. Tune in: democrats-foreignaffairs.house.gov/2026/1/a-spe...
- RM @meeks.house.gov: I continue to monitor the situation in Aleppo with great concern and call for urgent de-escalation. All displaced civilians must be permitted to return to their homes, while food and basic supplies must reach Syrian Kurdish areas in need.
- 🚨TOMORROW: SPECIAL MEETING ON VENEZUELA🚨 Republicans have failed to hold ANY public hearings on Trump’s actions in Venezuela and the Caribbean, so Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov and HFAC Dems will host one with expert testimony. Tune in: democrats-foreignaffairs.house.gov/2026/1/a-spe...
- RM @meeks.house.gov met with Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul today to reaffirm his support for the US-German friendship & our shared values. They exchanged views on Greenland & Venezuela, and emphasized the importance of ensuring a strong NATO alliance and delivering peace and security to Ukraine.
- Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov joined Chair @repyvetteclarke.bsky.social and members of the Congressional Black Caucus in issuing a statement on Uganda’s closing civic space in advance of the January 15th elections:
- Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov: Denmark and Greenland have been clear: Greenland and its people are not for sale. Our collective security must be achieved through diplomacy and cooperation, not by threats and coercion.
- Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov joined @repgregstanton.bsky.social, @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social and Democratic colleagues in a letter to Secretary Rubio opposing the Trump administration’s threats to undertake unilateral military action in Mexico.
- RM @meeks.house.gov: Met with Danish Amb. Jesper Møller Sørensen and the Greenland Representative Jacob Isbosethsen to express my unwavering support for Denmark and Greenland.
- RM @meeks.house.gov has invited Secretary Rubio and Deputy Secretary Landau to participate in a special meeting he and Committee Democrats will host next week. The American people deserve answers from the Trump admin on its Venezuela policy—even if Republicans refuse to host public hearings.
- Statement from Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov on Trump’s withdrawal from 66 international organizations and United Nations entities:
- Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov met with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan to discuss areas of concern, including the need for de-escalation and for external backers to cease armed support to militias in Yemen and Sudan.
- The US joins international orgs and treaties because they ensure we can shape the global system in our favor an lean on alliances to advance American interests. Abandoning them hands leverage to our adversaries and undermines our security and prosperity. America first = America alone.
- The future of Venezuela should be determined by the Venezuelan people. Not Trump, Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio or Pete Hegseth. That’s not what Venezuelans voted for, that’s not what Americans voted for.
- RM @meeks.house.gov: Trump believes he can bomb the world’s problems away. It’s reckless, an abuse of power and, in this case, does nothing to make Nigerians or Americans safer. Trump’s not helping communities terrorized by violent armed groups—only devastating them with bombs and foreign aid cuts.
- The Trump admin scrambles to justify its illegal military actions in Venezuela, except in court where they know it won’t hold up to scrutiny. Easy way to spot the lie is when there’s a giant delta between what Trump says in public and what his admin says in court. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
