WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman issued the following statement:
Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing titled "Department of State FY 2027 Budget Request: A Commitment to America First Foreign Policy".
-Remarks-
Mr. Secretary, I appreciate you being here today. I know that members are eager to get to their questions, so I'll be very brief. We appreciate your attendance. I can give you a foreshadowing of what you're about to experience. My Democrat colleagues are going to sit up here and say that they haven't heard from the administration. I'm going to thank you for the 30 times just in this Congress that the State Department has b...