Meeks vows Iran votes as he seeks Foreign Affairs gavel

Roll Call · Rebecca Kheel · 2026-11-05 20:46 UTC

Meeks vows Iran votes as he seeks Foreign Affairs gavel - Defense

Panel will also see heavy turnover in GOP membership

Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-N.Y., the presumed next chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, plans to bring resolutions to the floor to “immediately” end the war with Iran when Democrats take control of the House in January, he wrote in a letter Thursday seeking his colleagues’ support to become chairman.

The letter, which officially announced his bid for the chairmanship, lays out his oversight agenda for the committee, which will also see considerable turnover on the GOP side of the dais.

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