House Foreign Affairs Committee backs State Department FY 2027 budget priorities
The House Foreign Affairs Committee is holding a hearing on the Department of State's FY 2027 budget request as Republicans frame the proposal around an America First foreign policy. Chairman Brian Mast uses his opening remarks to praise recent State Department briefings to Congress and to support the administration's tougher stance on Iran and Western Hemisphere diplomacy.
Highlights
- The House Foreign Affairs Committee began questioning the FY 2027 State Department budget request, citing 30 briefings to Congress during the current session.
- Representative Mast defended stronger U.S. action against Iran, referencing over 350 attacks in the 30 months before Operation Epic Fury.
- Mast highlighted a shift toward an America First foreign policy, commending State Department engagement in Panama, Cuba, and Venezuela.
Budget hearing centers on foreign policy priorities
As reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Mast opens the full committee hearing by thanking the secretary for appearing before lawmakers and says members are eager to begin questioning on the FY 2027 State Department budget request.He says the administration has remained engaged with Congress, citing 30 briefings to the full committee, subcommittees, roundtables and other sessions during the current Congress. Mast also highlights more than 20 briefings involving the secretary, General Kaine, Director Ratcliffe, Secretary Hegseth and others since the start of Operation Epic Fury.
Iran and Western Hemisphere agenda shape debate
Mast uses his remarks to defend current U.S. policy toward Iran, saying the country has threatened and attacked Americans for decades and referencing more than 350 attacks in the 30 months before Operation Epic Fury. He argues the administration is taking stronger action against Tehran and contrasts that approach with criticism from Democratic lawmakers.He also praises the State Department's efforts in the Western Hemisphere, pointing to work on relations with Panama, Cuba and Venezuela. Mast says the administration is making a substantial shift toward an America First foreign policy, framing that change as a better use of diplomatic resources across the region.
Our earlier report on a federal sanctions case involving Iran detailed allegations that Faraz Pardaz Rayaneh CEO Jamshid Ghomi helped procure controlled U.S.-origin networking and encryption equipment for sanctioned Iranian military and nuclear-linked end users. Prosecutors also allege the operation relied on intermediaries and front companies to move goods into Iran and laundered more than $15 million into U.S. accounts over more than a decade.
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