News & Media

Date	Title
8/19/25	Meeks Statement on President Trump’s Meeting with President Zelensky & European Leaders
8/15/25	Meeks Statement on Trump-Putin Summit
8/12/25	Meeks Statement on Release of State Department Human Rights Reports
8/7/25	Ranking Members Meeks and Shaheen Statement on Anniversary of Embassy Bombings in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
8/6/25	Meeks Demands Answers on Reports of Trump Administration Destroying Emergency Food Assistance & Wasting American Tax Dollars
8/4/25	Democratic Lawmakers Urge Secretary Rubio to Approve Transit by Taiwan President Lai Ching-te
8/1/25	Meeks, DeLauro, Himes, Raskin Call on Trump to Negotiate End to War in Gaza and Surge Humanitarian Aid

Date	Title
7/31/25	Meeks to Introduce Resolution Terminating Brazil Tariffs
7/28/25	Meeks and Krishnamoorthi to Trump Administration: Export Controls Should Not Be Bargaining Chips in China Trade Talks
7/23/25	Meeks Opening Remarks As Prepared at FY26 State Department Posture Hearing
7/22/25	Meeks Statement on the Trump Administration Withdrawing the U.S. from UNESCO
7/18/25	Meeks, Frankel, Meng Introduce Legislation to Prevent Destruction of Foreign Aid Commodities
7/18/25	Meeks Floor Remarks As Prepared on Rescissions Package
7/17/25	Meeks Files Discharge Petition to End Trump's “Liberation Day” Tariffs
7/17/25	Meeks Files Discharge Petition to Move Bill Supporting Ukraine and Sanctioning Russia
7/16/25	Meeks Demands Answers from Secretary Rubio on Haphazard USAID and State Department Personnel Decisions
7/15/25	Meeks Opening Remarks As Prepared at FY26 State Department Posture Hearing
7/14/25	Meeks, Keating Statement on President Trump's Ukraine-Russia Announcement
7/11/25	Meeks Demands Answers on Reckless Dismantling of USAGM
7/11/25	Meeks Statement on Mass Firing of State Department Personnel
7/2/25	Meeks, Murphy Introduce Haiti Strategy Bill

Date	Title
6/30/25	Meeks, McCaul Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Calling for the Return of Abducted Ukrainian Children
6/27/25	Meeks Statement on Peace Deal Between DRC and Rwanda
6/27/25	Meeks, Smith, Himes Respond to Overdue Iran Briefing
6/25/25	Meeks, McCaul, Bera, Huizenga Introduce Burma GAP Act
6/24/25	Meeks, Himes, Smith Statement on Unacceptable Cancellation of Middle East Briefing
6/23/25	Meeks, Smith, Himes Introduce War Powers Resolution to Cease U.S. Hostilities on Iran
6/16/25	Meeks Requests Answers from Secretary Rubio Over Claim that His Foreign Aid Cuts Caused No Deaths
6/13/25	Ranking Member Meeks Statement on Israel’s Military Operations Against Iran
6/12/25	Ranking Members Meeks, Frankel, Shaheen, Schatz Statement on Recissions Package Cuts to Foreign Assistance

Date	Title
5/29/25	Ranking Members Meeks and Shaheen Issue Statement on the State Department Reorganization
5/28/25	Meeks, Jacobs Request GAO Review of Impacts of Trump Administration’s Illegal Dismantling of USAID and Termination of U.S. Foreign Assistance Programs
5/28/25	Meeks, Lofgren Send Letter to Secretary Lutnick on Multilateral Export Controls
5/28/25	Meeks Applauds Court Ruling Declaring Trump Tariffs Illegal
5/20/25	Meeks Demands Answers from Rubio Over Official Status and Duties of Special Envoys
5/19/25	Meeks Delivers Keynote Address at Foreign Policy for America Annual Summit
5/19/25	Meeks, Stanton Introduce Discharge Petition to End Trump's Tariffs on Canada and Mexico
5/16/25	Meeks, HFAC Ranking Members Demand Rubio Answer Outstanding Questions & Consult Congress
5/15/25	Meeks, Jacobs Introduce Joint Resolutions of Disapproval for Trump Administration’s Rushed Arms Sales to United Arab Emirates
5/14/25	Meeks Introduces Bill to Block Foreign-Gifted Luxury Jet to President Trump
5/13/25	Meeks Blasts Trump Administration for Bypassing Congress on UAE Arms Sale, Announces Joint Resolutions of Disapproval

Date	Title
4/30/25	Meeks, Cherfilus-McCormick Send Letter Responding to FTO Designations on Haitian Gangs, Call on Rubio to Develop a Comprehensive Strategy on Haiti
4/30/25	Meeks Issues Statement on Ukraine Minerals Deal
4/30/25	Meeks Opening Remarks at Full Committee Hearing on Authorizing the State Department
4/25/25	Meeks, Smith, Himes, Krishnamoorthi, Reed, Coons, Kelly Denounce Trump Ultimatum for Ukraine
4/24/25	Meeks Statement on Reported DOGE Dismantling of Millennium Challenge Corporation
4/22/25	Meeks Statement on the Trump Administration’s Proposed Reorganization of the State Department
4/17/25	Meeks, Castro Send Letter to Rubio Demanding Answers on El Salvador Agreement
4/15/25	Meeks, Jacobs, Cherfilus-McCormick, Jackson, Jayapal, Olszewski Statement on Two Years of Brutal War in Sudan
4/15/25	Meeks Leads Committee Democrats in Letter to Secretary Rubio on Trump Administration’s Weak Response to Burma Earthquake
4/14/25	Meeks, Hoyer Introduce Major Russian Sanctions, Ukraine Assistance Bill
4/11/25	Ranking Members Meeks, Frankel, Shaheen, Schatz Send Letter Objecting to Trump Administration's Proposed Reorganization of USAID
4/8/25	Meeks, Neal, Larsen Introduce Resolution to Force Vote on Trump Tariffs
4/4/25	Meeks, McCaul, Cherfilus-McCormick Reintroduce Bipartisan Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act
4/3/25	Meeks to Introduce Discharge Petition to End Trump’s Canada Tariffs
4/1/25	Meeks Testifies at Appropriations Subcommittee Member Day Hearing

Date	Title
3/31/25	House Democrats Defend Congress’s Article I Powers, Slam Unlawful and Dangerous Shuttering of USAID
3/31/25	Meeks Condemns Rubio’s Failure to Prevent Uyghur Deportations; Calls for Tougher Consequences on Thailand & Expanded Uyghur Asylum Policy
3/28/25	Meeks Statement on Trump Administration’s Unconstitutional Abolishing of USAID
3/26/25	Meeks, Shaheen, Cherfilus-McCormick, Booker Urge Rubio to Address Haiti Crisis While in the Caribbean
3/26/25	Meeks Leads all HFAC Dems in Using House Procedure to Force White House into Releasing Signal-related Documents
3/26/25	Meeks Calls for Hegseth to Resign After Revelation He Shared Classified War Plans Over Signal
3/25/25	Meeks Announces Foreign Arms Sales Task Force
3/24/25	Ranking Members Meeks, Connolly Sound the Alarm on Rubio’s “Triple-Hatted” Appointment and Suspicious, Potentially Unlawful, Disposal of Agency Documents
3/24/25	Ranking Members Meeks, Smith, Connolly, Himes Demand Answers to Reports that Trump Nat Sec Team Leaked Military Plans
3/24/25	Meeks Calls for Hearing on Security Breach of U.S. War Plans in Yemen
3/24/25	Meeks, Smith, Himes, Krishnamoorthi Release Joint Statement on President Trump’s Repeated Annexation Threats
3/18/25	Meeks and Shaheen Statement on Hostile Takeover of USIP
3/18/25	Meeks, Wasserman Schultz Lead Democrats in Letter to Rubio Condemning Trump Administration’s Termination of TPS for Venezuelans and Harm Caused to Venezuelan-American Families
3/15/25	Meeks, Frankel Condemn Trump EO Eliminating USAGM
3/14/25	Reps. Meeks, Smith, and Himes and Sens. Reed, Warner, Coons, and Kelly Release Joint Statement on Putin Rejecting Trump Administration’s 30-Day Ceasefire Agreement
3/13/25	Meeks, Kamlager-Dove Seek Clarification from Rubio on State, USAID Work in India
3/12/25	Meeks, Booker, Tri-Caucus Chairs Introduce Resolution Praising Foreign Affairs Fellowships
3/11/25	Meeks Delivers Floor Remarks on Speaker Johnson Preventing a Vote on Trump’s Tariffs
3/7/25	Meeks Reintroduces Comprehensive Sudan Bill with Jacobs
3/7/25	Meeks, Moskowitz Call on Rubio to Explain $400 Million in Contracts to Elon Musk’s Tesla
3/7/25	Meeks Reintroduces Comprehensive Sudan Bill with Jacobs
3/6/25	Dems Introduce Resolutions Ending Trump’s Tariff Authority on Mexico & Canada
3/4/25	Trump is Undermining American Security
3/4/25	Meeks to Introduce Resolutions Terminating Trump’s Authority to Impose Tariffs on Canada & Mexico
3/3/25	Meeks Demands Trump Lift Illegal Freeze on US Assistance to Ukraine

Date	Title
2/28/25	Meeks Issues Statement on Embarrassing Trump-Zelensky Meeting
2/26/25	HFAC Ranking Members Condemn Trump Administration’s Termination of Nearly all US Aid Programs
2/26/25	HFAC & HASC Members Urge President Trump to Stop Supporting Putin’s Illegal and Unjust War in Ukraine
2/25/25	Meeks Raises Alarm on Trump Reversal of Regulation on US Arms Transfers
2/24/25	Dems Issue Letter Telling Trump He Doesn’t Have Authority to Eliminate USADF
2/24/25	Meeks Issues Statement on 3 Year Anniversary of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
2/24/25	Meeks, Bacon Issue Joint Statement on Bipartisan Resolution in Support of Ukraine on 3-Year Anniversary of Russia’s Invasion
2/21/25	Meeks, Roy Introduce 1991, 2002 AUMF Repeal Bill
2/19/25	Meeks, Jacobs Condemn M23’s Seizure of Bukavu, Demand Restart to U.S. Assistance for Civilians
2/15/25	Meeks, Castro, Clarke, Plaskett Send Letter Urging U.S. Engagement at CARICOM Conference
2/14/25	Meeks Celebrates Court Ruling on Trump Foreign Aid Freeze
2/14/25	Ranking Members Meeks & Shaheen Issue Statement on New Foreign Service Executive Order
2/13/25	Reps. Meeks and Kim Reintroduce Strengthening the Quad Act to Bolster U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy
2/13/25	Meeks, Keating, Connolly, Hoyer Introduce Resolution Reaffirming U.S. Commitment to NATO and Article 5
2/12/25	Meeks Urges Secretary Rubio to Halt USAID Dismantlement, Demands Congressional Consultation in Line with U.S. Law
2/11/25	House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats and House Armed Services Urge End to Stop Work Order on U.S. Foreign Assistance
2/7/25	Meeks Decries Trump Administration’s Move to Bypass Congressional Oversight on Weapons Transfers
2/7/25	Meeks Welcomes Court’s Move to Halt Trump Administration’s Disruption of USAID
2/4/25	Meeks Urges Treasury Secretary Bessent to Strengthen Sanctions Against Russia