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House Foreign Affairs Names More Members to Foreign Arms Sales Task Force

The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced last week that it has appointed a total of 12 members – seven Republicans, five Democrats -- to its new task force on foreign arms sales.

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In addition to Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., whose appointment as chairman was announced in January (see 2501220086), the task force includes Reps. Michael Lawler, R-N.Y., Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., Maria Salazar, R-Fla., Young Kim, R-Calif., Scott Perry, R-Pa., Michael Baumgartner, R-Wash., Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., Brad Sherman, D-Calif., Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., William Keating, D-Mass., and Joaquin Castro, D-Texas. Dean will lead the Democrats.

The task force is examining ways to improve how the government handles foreign military sales and export controls (see 2502260047).