Foreign Relations Committee

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

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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.

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The State Department’s legal adviser, former Yale Law School dean Harold H. Koh, testified at a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the nation’s actions targeting Libya involved “no U.S. ground presence or, to this point, U.S. casualties.”

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One of the most notable “yes” votes came from Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

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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.

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Testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about the handling of the Kilmar Abrego Garcia deportation case, and the administration’s reluctance to “facilitate” his return, Rubio insisted that he does not have to obey court orders when they touch on the foreign policy of the United States.

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