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Foreign Affairs leaders ask House Administration for larger staff, tracking tools to support State Department reauthorization
Summary
Chairman Mast and Ranking Member Meeks told the House Administration Committee they need more staff, new software and a budget increase to carry out a full State Department reauthorization and stepped-up oversight of foreign assistance and weapons sales.
Chairman Mast and Ranking Member Meeks of the House Foreign Affairs Committee asked the House Administration Committee for increased funding and specialized staff to carry out a full State Department reauthorization and expanded oversight.
Mast said the committee must hire a budget director, build an amendment-tracking system modeled on the House Armed Services Committee’s NDAA process and retain “highly skilled professionals” to review foreign military sales and other sensitive programs. "We are respectfully requesting…
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