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A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
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House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Demands Answers from Rubio on State Department’s Failure to Accept New Fellowship Cohorts
Position: Representative Meeks criticizes the State Department for not accepting a new cohort of Fellows in the Pickering, Rangel, and FAIT fellowship programs and demands answers from Secretary Rubio, citing statutory requirements and prior commitments to continue the programs.
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 demanding answers on why the State Department decided not to accept a new cohort of Fellows from the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship, Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program, and Foreign Affairs Information Technology Fellowship (FAIT), despite statutory requirements and commitments by Secretary Rubio and other senior State Department officials.
A PDF of the full letter can be found here.
“Alarmingly, the Department has, to date, failed to resume accepting new cohorts of Fellows and has failed to provide the necessary guidance for future fellowship awards. This means that there will not be an incoming cohort entering school this fall, for at least the Pickering, Rangel, and FAIT fellowship programs. This disruption is deeply problematic considering the bipartisan and bicameral support expressed by Congress for such fellowships less than a year ago, including through the passage of key provisions in the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act...
“On multiple occasions, both in public hearings and private meetings, senior State Department officials have pledged that the Department remains committed to following the law and placing incoming fellowship classes into the Department pipeline and into academic programs... We understand that Secretary Rubio has personally communicated to employees that these fellowship programs are important to attract top talent to the Department and that nothing in his Department reorganization runs contrary to such programs continuing.”
House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, Kamlager-Dove Demand Answers from Lutnick on Trump's Financial Interests Surrounding UAE Export Control Decisions
Position: The release states that the Commerce Department's reclassification of the UAE's export control status raises serious questions about the review process, the criteria used, and possible political influence, and demands answers from Secretary Lutnick on related conflicts of interest.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on South and Central Asia, sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick demanding answers on the financial conflicts of interest surrounding the department’s decision to significantly loosen export controls on the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
On July 10, the Bureau of Industry and Security said it would upgrade the UAE’s export control status from a category for countries with proliferation concerns to one reserved for the United States’ most trusted export control partners. This decision came after bombshell reporting in January showed that an Abu Dhabi royal bought a 49% stake in World Liberty Financial, the Trump family’s crypto firm, shortly before Trump approved sending 500,000 advanced AI chips to the UAE, including 100,000 for an AI company owned by the same royal.
“The Department has upgraded the UAE from a proliferation concern to a trusted partner without providing a justification or evidence that the UAE has fully cut off AI and technology cooperation with China. In fact, there remain significant concerns about whether UAE companies such as G42 have adopted sufficient safeguards to prevent diversion to China,” wrote the lawmakers.
“The reclassification raises serious questions about the Department's review process, the criteria used to support its determination, and whether political influence played a role in the decision. These concerns are heightened given President Trump and his family’s conflicts of interest related to the UAE,” the lawmakers continued.
During a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing in July, Rep. Kamlager-Dove asked Under Secretary Kessler if he or Secretary Lutnick had any conversations with representatives of World Liberty Financial or members of President Trump’s family regarding export restrictions on the UAE. Kessler testified that he had not participated in conversations but did not answer whether Lutnick had. In response, the letter asks Secretary Lutnick to respond to the following questions:
Have you ever participated in any conversation with a representative of World Liberty Financial or a member of the President's family regarding export restrictions or export control policy affecting the United Arab Emirates?
Did the President or other White House staff ask you or staff at the Bureau of Industry and Security to reclassify the UAE in BIS’s export control country groups?
Did the Departments of State, Energy, and Defense sign off the UAE’s reclassification or was it a decision solely of the Department of Commerce?
Please describe the interagency review and process that ultimately led to the decision to reclassify the UAE to Country Group A:5. In addition, please provide all memoranda, legal analyses, interagency recommendations, intelligence assessments, and other documents relied upon in making this determination, including any records reflecting concurrence or dissent by participating agencies.
What specific changes in the UAE's conduct, regulations, or policies, including toward the People’s Republic of China, led the Department to conclude that the UAE no longer posed a proliferation or diversion risk?
Please share the text of any government-to-government agreements or Memoranda of Understanding the Administration has struck with the UAE government related to export controls and/or the risk of proliferation or diversion.
Read the full letter here.
This is the second letter the representatives have led on the financial conflicts of interest surrounding the administration’s export controls on the UAE. The first letter, sent in February, demanded an investigation into the blatant financial conflicts of interest surrounding Trump’s decision to approve the export of 500,000 advanced AI chips to the UAE in May 2025.
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Issues:Foreign Affairs
House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, McGovern, and Khanna Lead Colleagues in Demanding the Trump Administration Explain Decision to Lift Sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong Officials
Position: The Members of Congress express serious concern about the administration's decision not to renew Executive Order 13936, which lifted sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong officials, and request an explanation of the decision and any related commitments.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Ranking Member of the Congressional-Commission on China, and Ro Khanna, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, and six other House Members sent a letter to President Trump expressing serious concern about his decision to allow an Executive Order to lapse. The decision resulted in sanctions relief for Chinese and Hong Kong officials complicit in Beijing’s dismantling of Hong Kong’s autonomy.
***Text of Letter Here (PDF)***
“The lapse of the national emergency has already resulted in significant changes to the sanctions status of dozens of Hong Kong and Beijing officials, and it raises serious questions about the durability of U.S. policy toward Hong Kong that we believe warrant a direct response from the administration,”wrote the Members of Congress.“In effect, this amounts to a downgrade in sanctions exposure for 39 individuals, including the sitting Chief Executive and Chief Secretary of Hong Kong.”
In his first term, President Trump issued Executive Order 13936 to employ emergency authorities to strip Hong Kong of its preferential trade and export-control treatment it had previously enjoyed as a distinct customs territory and authorize sanctions against individuals. In July 2026, President Trump declined to renew the Executive Order, thereby lifting sanctions on key individuals and sending a signal that the loss of Hong Kong’s autonomy is no longer a major concern for the U.S. government.
“We are also concerned about the circumstances surrounding this decision. The PRC’s Ministry of Commerce has publicly stated that the non-renewal implements understandings reached during the U.S.-PRC economic and trade consultations in Madrid, and that the United States made commitments concerning Hong Kong and investment-related issues during those talks,”wrote the Members of Congress. “If accurate, this would mean that sanctions relief for officials responsible for prosecuting pro-democracy activists was used as a bargaining chip in unrelated trade negotiations.”
The Members requested answers from the president about the decision, including justification for easing sanctions on complicit individuals, whether the decision was part of any quid-pro-quo with PRC officials, and whether the administration is committed to securing the release of publisher and prominent pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai.
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House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, Beyer Reiterate Concerns on Senate Passage of Russia Sanctions Bill
Position: The representatives state that the Senate-passed Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026 does not address their prior concerns, criticizing its broad presidential waiver authority and new tariff powers, and call the current text unacceptable while expressing willingness to negotiate revisions.
Washington, D.C. - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Don Beyer (D-VA), Senior House Democrat on the Joint Economic Committee, today issued the following statement upon Senate passage of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026:
“While we do not doubt the good intentions of our Senate colleagues’ work on the Sanctioning Russia Act, the fundamental concerns we’ve previously stated about this bill have not been addressed with its Senate passage. This bill’s sanctions still contain the broadest possible waiver authority for President Trump, who already has the power to impose these sanctions on Russia under U.S. law but has refused to do so.
“What the bill does grant, however, are sweeping new tariff authorities that the president could weaponize with abandon, as he has repeatedly done in the past. President Trump just last month recklessly imposed new 50% tariffs on our closest trading partner, Canada; there is no reason to believe he would not use the even larger tariffs authorized by this bill in a manner similarly harmful to our alliances and Americans’ wallets.
“We welcome our Senate colleagues’ urgent effort to support Ukraine and punish Russia for its continued illegal war, but this bill would not achieve those goals. Instead, it would allow President Trump to dodge holding Russia accountable and impose yet more tariffs in his destructive trade wars, leaving Americans to foot the bill.
“Though the Paul-Wyden amendment to strike the dangerous tariff authorities failed, the vote total demonstrates that continued refinement of the Sanctioning Russia Act is imperative before it can be sent to the president’s desk. We will continue to seek a path forward that remedies this bill’s flaws, and we remain ready to negotiate expeditiously with Congressional colleagues to achieve our common objectives. But the current text is unacceptable.”
Rep. Meeks Fights for Recognition of Staff Sgt. Angel Rampersad and U.S. Service Members Killed in Iran War
Position: Rep. Meeks is demanding that the Department of Defense restore the names of four U.S. service members to the official count of Iran War casualties under Operation Epic Fury, arguing their sacrifices should be accurately recognized in the department's historical record.
Rep. Meeks Fights for Recognition of Staff Sgt. Angel Rampersad and U.S. Service Members Killed in Iran War
Queens, NY– U.S. Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) sent a letter to Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demanding the names of fallen U.S. service members Staff Sergeant Angel Rampersad, Lieutenant Tyler James Feehan, Private Isabella Gonzales, and Sergeant Michael Emmanuel Swinton be restored to the official count of the Iran War casualties under Operation Epic Fury on the Department of Defense’s website.
The letter follows the Pentagon’s response to media reports alleging an intentional effort by the Trump Administration to minimize the war’s toll. In the Pentagon’s July 23, 2026, statement on X (formerly Twitter), they maintained that the removal of the service members’ names from the official death count from Operation Epic Fury was due to a “temporary data disruption,” yet no corrective action has been taken since.
Congressman Meeks wrote in the letter:
“Staff Sergeant Angel Rampersad, one of my constituents, made the ultimate sacrifice when a missile struck Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, killing her and three fellow U.S. service members. She served her country with honor and dedication, and she is remembered by her family, friends, and community for her commitment to serving others. The same is true for Lieutenant Feehan, Private Gonzales, and Sergeant Swinton. Each answered our nation's call, and each deserves to have their sacrifice accurately recognized in the Department's official historical record.”
Read the full letter by clicking the document attached
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Rep. Meeks, Faith Leaders, Local Elected Officials, Labor and Community Organizations Fight for Haitian TPS Extension
Position: The release calls on the U.S. Senate to pass legislation extending Temporary Protected Status for Haitians through January 29, 2029, citing dangerous conditions in Haiti.
Rep. Meeks, Faith Leaders, Local Elected Officials, Labor and Community Organizations Fight for Haitian TPS Extension
Queens, NY– U.S. Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) and a broad coalition of faith leaders, local elected officials, labor organizations, and Haitian community advocates hosted a press conference calling on the U.S. Senate to pass legislation extending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians through January 29, 2029. This press conference comes shortly after a federal appeals court temporarily blocked the revocation of TPS for Haitians, extending protections and work authorizations until July 27, 2026.
Despite the clear and present dangers to those living in Haiti, the Supreme Court ruled in the Trump Administration’s favor, allowing them to terminate TPS for over 330,000 Haitians in the United States. Violent crime and kidnapping are rampant, armed groups terrorize entire communities and hospitals lack basic resources. Recognizing these dangerous conditions, the U.S. State Department continues to maintain its highest travel advisory for Haiti – Level 4 “Do Not Travel.” TPS was created for moments exactly like this – when conditions in a country make a safe return impossible.
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House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Drops Resolution Compelling Speaker Johnson to File Iran WPR Lawsuit Against Trump Admin
Position: Representative Meeks introduced a bipartisan resolution requiring the Speaker of the House to initiate or intervene in litigation to enforce H. Con. Res. 86, which directs the President to cease hostilities with Iran. He states that the War Powers Resolution is binding and that the question should be settled in the courts.
Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced a bipartisan Resolution that would require the Speaker to initiate or intervene in litigation to support the legal enforcement of H. Con. Res. 86, which requires the President to cease hostilities with Iran and has passed both chambers of Congress.
A PDF of the Resolution can be found here.
By requiring Speaker Johnson to lead as plaintiff, this Resolution would help address concerns over legal standing in the courts.
“The power to declare war rests unequivocally with Congress, yet Speaker Johnson and the vast majority of Republicans have allowed President Trump to trample over the Constitution and wage a war that has not been authorized by Congress. Nevertheless, Democrats, together with the few Republicans who upheld their oath, successfully passed my Iran War Powers Resolution that requires the president to end his hostilities in Iran last month. Despite what the administration might say, I believe my War Powers Resolution is binding, and it is time to settle that question in the courts. As the Speaker of the House, Johnson must bring this suit forward. If the Speaker won’t defend congressional prerogatives, we must compel him to do so, which is why I’ve introduced this legislation to force his hand.”
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Issues:Foreign Affairs
House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Delivers Remarks During Floor Debate on Iran War Powers Resolution
Position: The release expresses support for the Iran War Powers Resolution directing the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities against Iran, argues the ongoing military action is unauthorized, and calls for diplomacy instead of further military action.
Washington, DC – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today delivered the following remarks on the floor, as prepared, during debate on H.Con.Res.89, the War Powers Resolution that directs the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities against Iran.
"Before I get into my primary remarks, I want to take a moment to recognize Sergeant Angel Rampersad from Ozone Park in my district, who was killed on July 17 in Jordan. My thoughts and prayers are with her family and loved ones and all those families of the service members lost in this war.
"M. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of Rep. Jayapal’s Iran War Powers Resolution.
"Let me be clear: This body has already spoken. The War Powers Resolution passed with bipartisan support in the House and the Senate. The Trump administration was required to end its hostilities against Iran. It has not.
"A dual-chamber concurrent resolution has never been struck down by the courts, certainly not in the war powers context. Any claim otherwise is simply wrong.
"I will also be introducing legislation that would require the speaker to bring suit against the administration, to force it to abide by Congress’ vote on the War Powers Resolution.
"But we are here because the administration broke the law. Three more U.S. servicemembers having made the ultimate sacrifice for an illegal, unauthorized war that the American people don’t want. This administration has never sought an Authorization for Use of Military Force from Congress. And most Republicans in this chamber continue to enable it.
"As I have said before on this floor: this war has achieved none of our core objectives, and more bombing will not change the reality on the ground. with respect to Iran's nuclear program, its hardline regime, its closure of the Strait of Hormuz, or any of its malign practices.
"Addressing those threats requires diplomacy not more war, and diplomacy must be led by seasoned diplomats and nonproliferation experts, not real estate developers.
"We need our European allies, our Gulf partners, and yes, even our adversaries back at the table. Because bombing without strategy isn’t a foreign policy, it’s a tantrum by a president who cannot clean up the mess he’s made.
"Make no mistake: the president's tantrum is why gas is back over $4 a gallon, and it will keep climbing now that the Houthis have threatened their own blockade of the Red Sea.
"That tantrum is why American troops are under fire. It's why our munitions stockpiles are being drained. And it's why we are teetering on the edge of the forever war we warned this would become.
"To my Republican colleagues, this war is indefensible and deep down many of you know it. Uphold your oath. Uphold the Constitution. Stand with us and make clear, once again, that this president cannot wage war without our consent.
"And if you still believe this war should continue, fine. Then vote in support of this measure and demand the administration come to Congress and follow the Constitution, as the law requires. I yield back."
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Issues:Foreign Affairs
House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Delivers Opening Remarks at Committee Hearing with Ambassador Waltz
Position: The release criticizes the administration's withdrawal from UN agencies and non-payment of UN dues as a retreat that weakens U.S. leadership, and argues that reform should not come through defunding the institution.
Washington, DC -- Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at a full committee hearing entitled "United Nations Accountability and Reform: Advancing an America First Foreign Policy Through Strategic Diplomacy and Burden Sharing.”
Members heard testimony from Mike Waltz, Representative of the United States to the United Nations, and Jeff Bartos, Representative of the United States to the United Nations for UN Management and Reform.
"Thank you, Chairman Mast, for calling this hearing. Welcome, Ambassador Waltz and Ambassador Bartos.
"In the eight decades since the United Nations’ formation, the United States has benefitted greatly from the multilateral world order it helped create and led. Of course, the United Nations has never been perfect. It is a complex institution, often slow-moving and imperfect. Congress has often demanded that it pursue reforms so the UN can better deliver on its mandate to promote international peace, security, and human rights.
"That’s because leaders from both parties have understood a fundamental truth: American security and prosperity are strongest when we shape the international system – not when we abandon it.
"The UN is not simply a forum for speeches. It is where sanctions are negotiated, peacekeeping missions are authorized, and pandemic responses are coordinated. It’s where refugees get help, international law is made, and coalitions are built to meet the shared challenges of our time. No nation, not even the United States, can solve these problems alone.
"American leadership at the UN has always been about ensuring those debates and decisions serve the American people. That is why I am deeply concerned by this administration’s 'burn it down' approach. Rather than strengthen America’s leadership within the UN system, this administration has surrendered it.
"Since January 2025 the Trump administration has withdrawn the U.S. from 69 UN agencies or entities, including the very UN body responsible for protecting children from sexual violence in war. It has pulled the U.S. out of UNESCO, withdrawn from the Human Rights Council, and abandoned the World Health Organization—even during an active Ebola outbreak, when it refused to let Americans exposed to the virus come home.
"This is not reform. This is retreat.
"And it has failed to pay our UN dues—funds Congress already appropriated—forcing severe budget cuts across UN entities, even ones the administration claims to champion.
"We hear the argument that this is tough love, necessary to drive UN reforms. But you cannot reform an institution by starving it. You can only weaken it, and hand the advantage to those who wish us harm. And the administration’s approach is also confounding our allies and accelerating our decline on the world stage.
"Mr. Waltz, you are leading this American retreat. Under your tenure, China is now paying to keep the lights on at the UN headquarters in New York, using our own austerity to cast itself as the responsible steward of the very system we built. The PRC has even offered to host UN bodies in Beijing and Hong Kong.
"Under your ambassadorship, the U.S. is siding with Russia and other adversaries on key votes, opposing UN resolutions on human rights, women, children, and refugees -- not on principle, but over culture war objections to a single word: 'gender.'
"And, Ambassador Waltz, you have called Trump the 'peace president,' yet this administration has gutted UN peacekeeping and replaced experienced negotiators with real estate developers. You have been a defender of President Trump’s war-of-choice in Iran, a war that has cost the lives of 18 U.S. servicemembers and achieved none of our core objectives. This includes one of my constituents, Sgt. Angel Rampersad from Ozone Park, who was killed this past Friday. You’ve done so with indifference to the costs this war has imposed on American families, or its upending of the global economy and our bilateral relationships.
"I cannot imagine a worse time to cede U.S. influence at the U.N than during a war Trump started with Iran—and still cannot end. The threats Iran poses can only be addressed diplomatically, multilaterally, with our allies and partners. Instead, this administration treats our friends like enemies—absurd new tariffs against Canada being the latest example. Countries around the world are asking—if this is how the U.S. acts toward its closest friends, how will it treat us? That doesn’t make them yield to our demands—it drives them to look elsewhere for leadership, and China is happy to provide it.
"The administration casts its foreign policies as putting 'America First.' In reality, it is America alone, a foreign policy of chaos and corruption that puts Americans last.
"Let me be frank: Ambassador Waltz, you moved into this job at the UN after a debacle in which you and other senior administration officials texted classified war plans to a journalist. 16 months later, nothing has changed. The incompetence continues—and it is Americans who keep paying the price.
"I welcome the witnesses’ testimony on the matters before us today. Thank you."
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Issues:Foreign Affairs
House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, Shaheen Press State Department to Restore Transparency in PEPFAR Data Reporting
Position: The lawmakers call on the State Department to restore full transparency in PEPFAR data reporting by immediately releasing missing programmatic data from the first three quarters of FY2025 and maintaining established reporting standards, citing concerns about service disruptions and the need for congressional oversight.
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio raising concern over the incomplete release of Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 programmatic data for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). In the letter, the lawmakers underscore that PEPFAR’s longstanding bipartisan support is rooted in its record of transparency and warn that the omission of data from the first three quarters of FY2025 undermines congressional oversight and accountability. They call on the State Department to immediately release the missing data and maintain PEPFAR’s established reporting standards. They also raise concerns about the stark decline in testing, diagnosis and treatment initiations—particularly for infants—and the prospects for achieving epidemic control by 2030.
“The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has enjoyed overwhelming bipartisan support since it was established in 2003. This support is largely due to the program’s exceptional record of transparency, which allows for public verification of its results through comprehensive quarterly reporting. Unfortunately, PEPFAR's programmatic data for FY2025, released on April 17th, only provides data for the fourth quarter of FY 2025, omitting critical data for the first three quarters of the year,” wrote the lawmakers.
“The failure to maintain accurate data was an entirely avoidable outcome of the administration’s chaotic decision to disrupt essential work without a plan to sustain basic oversight and accountability mechanisms. These failures are not an excuse to avoid releasing available data to the public in accordance with the standing expectations for transparency of the PEPFAR program and existing statute, and we ask that data from the first three quarters of FY2025 be released publicly,”continued the lawmakers.
“We understand that in January 2026, preliminary Q1-Q4 data was posted in January for a short period of time and shows substantial disruptions across PEPFAR services, particularly in testing, diagnosing, and the number of people initiated on treatment in FY25. In particular, PrEP initiations declined starkly along with infant testing, diagnoses and treatment initiations. While the State Department has seemingly tried to obfuscate this alarming data by briefing Congress that the number of individuals on treatment remained stable, the complete data set raises serious concerns about the prospects of achieving and maintaining epidemic control,”continued the lawmakers.
“After decades of U.S investment, PEPFAR, was on track to eradicate HIV/AIDS by 2030. That remarkable goal is only within reach because we gained a detailed understanding of the HIV epidemic through the collection, analysis and dissemination of data, which in turn allows programs to reach the right people in the right place at the right time. Without this understanding, we risk squandering the U.S.’s legacy of leading the worldwide charge to eradicate HIV/AIDS and save lives,”concluded the lawmakers.
Full text of the letter is available HERE.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
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Top PAC donors · 2026 cycle
Political action committees that gave the most to this rep's principal campaign committee this cycle. PAC giving is direct organizational support — industry, ideological, or leadership.
1.NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PACFinance3 contributionsInsurance-company PAC — backs candidates and policies supporting the life insurance industry, including tax treatment of insurance products and regulatory positions.AI$10,000
2.MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE PAC2 contributions$10,000
4.GENERAL ATOMICS PACDefense3 contributionsDefense contractor PAC — General Atomics manufactures military aircraft, unmanned systems, and related defense technologies; backs candidates supporting defense spending and procurement.AI$10,000
8.DELOITTE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEFinance3 contributionsProfessional-services and accounting PAC — supports candidates aligned with business-friendly tax, regulatory, and trade policies.AI$10,000
9.ATLAS AIR WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, INC. PAC2 contributions$10,000
10.AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PACIdeological2 contributionsFederal PAC arm of AIPAC, established 2021. Backs candidates from both parties who support U.S.-Israel security and economic ties.AI$10,000
Source: OpenFEC (api.open.fec.gov) Schedule A receipts where contributor type is “committee.” Aggregated by contributing committee. Self-transfers from joint-fundraising / victory committees are excluded.
Top individual contributors · 2026 cycle
Itemized individual contributions over $200 to this rep's campaign committee, aggregated by donor employer. PAC giving is shown above; this section is people, not organizations.
1.ANTHROPIC PBC$28,000
2.ARES MANAGEMENT$21,000
3.TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION$18,500
4.POINT72$11,500
5.THEGROUP$10,500
6.EMU HEALTH$10,300
7.GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS,$9,000
8.BGR GROUP$8,650
9.HOLLIS PUBLIC AFFAIRS$8,000
10.J.P. WEST$7,000
Source: OpenFEC Schedule A receipts where contributor type is “individual,” aggregated by the donor's self-reported employer. This is a geographic / industry correlation, not a corporate endorsement.
