Rep. Engel Issues Statement at Hearing on Afghanistan
September 18, 2019
September 18, 2019
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Eliot L. Engel, D-New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement at a hearing on Afghanistan:
"After several days of negotiations with the State Department, we have reached an accommodation that will allow all members of the Foreign Affairs Committee to hear from Ambassador Khalilzad in a classified briefing tomorrow morning.
"Accordingly, I have withdrawn the subpoena issued to Ambassador . . .
"After several days of negotiations with the State Department, we have reached an accommodation that will allow all members of the Foreign Affairs Committee to hear from Ambassador Khalilzad in a classified briefing tomorrow morning.
"Accordingly, I have withdrawn the subpoena issued to Ambassador . . .