WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast introduced the Foreign Military Financing Loan Authorization Act of 2026 to give the State Department the green light to arm U.S. partners and allies on terms that put America first.
The legislation supports and expands on President Trump's executive orders on Reforming Foreign Defense Sales and Establishing an America First Arms Transfer Strategy, which outline concrete steps to expand domestic defense production capacity, reduce bureaucratic inefficiencies, and prioritize American interests by leveraging foreign purchases and investment to support U.S.-based manufa...