Committee Competition
Republicans slam Meeks over blocked NDAA amendment on Iran sanctions
The amendment, which had bipartisan backing, would have repealed a 2012 exemption to Iranian shipping, energy and shipbuilding industry sanctions
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Congressman Gregory Meeks, D-NY, Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at LaGuardia Community College in New York.
Following Wednesday’s marathon National Defense Authorization Act markup in the House Armed Services Committee, some Republicans on the committee expressed frustration that House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Greg Meeks (D-NY) blocked the Armed Services Committee from proceeding with an...