Foreign Affairs
We should be strong and strategic in our relationships with foreign countries.
The United States is uniquely positioned to advocate for freedom and representative government for all people. The value we place on individual rights and liberties, including freedom of religion, is unparalleled across the globe. Defending basic human rights – including the right to life, political liberty, and religious freedom – is imperative in our foreign policy.
I have routinely stated the importance of reviewing all federal spending programs, and this includes our foreign affairs budget. Even though foreign affairs funding accounts for only 1% of the budget, there are certainly ways to make the use of such funds more effective and efficient. At the same time, foreign affairs funding is a crucial component of our overall national defense strategy.
Trade partnerships are one of the most critical aspects of building our relationships with other nations, particularly in the First District of Kansas. It is important that Kansas farmers, ranchers, and manufacturers be able to participate in the global marketplace, and for that reason I support expanded free trade agreements to sell more products around the world.
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Manhattan, KS – Today, Congressman Tim Huelskamp (KS-01) discussed trade issues and opportunities between the United States and Taiwan with Mr. Jack J.C. Yang, Director General of the Taiwan Consulate in Kansas City. Representative Huelskamp also participated in a roundtable discussion with Mr. Yang and members from the Kansas Grain & Feed Association, Kansas Pork Association, Kansas Cooperative Council, and Seaboard Foods. Following the meeting and roundtable discussion, Rep. Huelskamp along with Mr.
Daily Caller: Despite momentum, GOP leadership still against special Benghazi committee
By: Alex Pappas
May 23, 2013
WASHINGTON ” While momentum has been building inside the House Republican conference for a special congressional committee to investigate last year s terrorist attacks in Benghazi, the GOP leadership is making it clear they still have no enthusiasm for establishing such a committee.
February 5, 2013
US-EU Negotiations Offer More Opportunities for Kansas Producers
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Dear Friend,
Despite the differences Americans have on some of the biggest issues of our day, we should give thanks for the peaceful politics we practice. The same cannot be said for every place across the world. The escalating violence in Israel and the Gaza Strip is frightening. I am a strong supporter of Israel, and believe that Israel should be able to defend itself against the attacks of terrorist organizations.
November 2, 2012
Huelskamp Joins Colleagues to Demand Answers on Libya
(WASHINGTON) - Kansas First District Congressman Tim Huelskamp signed a letter authored by Congressman Mike Kelly demanding that President Obama and Secretary Clinton provide answers about what happened in Benghazi, Libya. Specifially, the 53 signatories of the letter called for answers to the following questions:
October 29, 2012
Huelskamp: U.S.-Panama Agreement a "Big Win" for Kansas Farmers and Ranchers
Agreement finalized in October 2011 set to take effect this week
(DODGE CITY, KAN.) In October 2011 Congress passed three new free trade agreements with Colombia, Korea, and Panama. The U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement will take effect on October 31, 2012. The other two agreements have been fully implemented already.
October 22, 2012
Americans Deserve Answers
By: Congressman Tim Huelskamp
News of the assassination of America s ambassador to Libya and three other Americans engaged in the diplomatic service of our nation should have led everyone in Washington to seek immediate answers. After all, the rest of the country was hungry for information.
Instead, President Obama and others in his Administration have given America the silent treatment. The answers they have provided have been incomplete, if not misleading.
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Dear Friend,
This week I introduced legislation called the State Nutrition Assistance Flexibility Act to streamline food welfare programs and provide state flexibility for those programs. Building off the successful welfare reforms of the 1990s that lifted many people out of poverty, this legislation will convert six food welfare program bills in the Farm Bill into a single block grant to the states.