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House committee member moves to subpoena Marco Rubio and private advisers over Iran policy
Summary
A Democratic member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs moved to subpoena Marco Rubio and two private advisers, saying the administration has not provided public testimony on its Iran strategy and is simultaneously lifting sanctions while seeking about $200 billion; the transcript records the motion but no vote.
A Democratic member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs moved to subpoena three figures and sharply criticized the administration’s approach to the war with Iran, saying the committee and the public have not had an opportunity for public testimony.
“We've not heard public testimony on this administration's goals. We've not examined its strategy,” the committee member said, arguing that lawmakers and taxpayers deserve “transparency and accountability on a conflict of this magnitude.” The speaker accused the administration of “funding both sides of this war, lifting sanctions on Russia and Iranian oil simultaneously,” and said the administration is preparing to ask American taxpayers for “a $200 billion bill.”
Pursuant to clauses of House Rule 11, the member said, they “move that this committee issue subpoenas to compel the testimonies of Marco Rubio, of Mr. Steve Witoff and Mr. Jared Kersner at a public House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing before the end of April 2026.” The motion was made on the record in the transcript provided; no vote, second or formal outcome is recorded in the excerpt.
The motion invoked internal committee rules by reference to “clause 2M of House Rule 11, clause 2K6 of House Rule 11,” which the speaker cited as the procedural basis to compel testimony. The transcript does not record any response from the chairman, other members, or staff in the provided segment, nor does it show whether the subpoenas were approved, referred to committee staff, or otherwise acted on.
Those named for potential subpoenas in the transcript are Marco Rubio and two private individuals, Steve Witoff and Jared Kersner. The member framed the motion as a step to let “members of Congress and the American people hear from them directly on the most pressing international security matter facing Americans today,” and characterized the underlying U.S. policy as tied to what the speaker called “President Trump's war of choice in Iran.”
The transcript segment ends with the motion on the record. The excerpt does not include a vote, any second, nor any replies or procedural rulings by the chair; additional minutes or a fuller transcript would be needed to determine whether subpoenas were authorized or scheduled.
