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Foreign Relations Committee

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  1. A committee of the Senate charged with overseeing the conduct of foreign policy.


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“Clearly, this is wildly illegal,” Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy, a senior Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Sunday on CNN.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has criticized the crackdown, and members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee introduced a resolution condemning the CCP for the detentions.

From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025

At the time of the scheme, Robert Menendez was the highest-ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, a powerful role that gave him significant influence over US foreign policy.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025

While appearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Waltz defended using the encypted messaging app Signal to discuss sensitive and potentially classified information in March.

From Salon • Jul. 15, 2025

From that post, he led the fight against creating a federal holiday to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. Helms was appointed chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 1995.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson