New Congressional task force to take on US foreign arms sales process
A bipartisan task force launched by House Foreign Affairs panel chair Rep. Michael McCaul follows internal reviews at the Pentagon and the State Department on steps to speed up the foreign arms sale process.
WASHINGTON — Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) announced on Tuesday that he’s forming a bipartisan group of lawmakers to review steps Congress can take to speed up the US government’s sluggish process for approving major arms sales to foreign countries.
The group, to be led by reps. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) and Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), will bring together experts from the US State Department, the Pentagon and the defense industry, and will "hold regular briefings and issue recommendations to committee leadership for legislative consideration,” a statement by McCaul’s office read.
Reps. French Hill (R-Ark.), Mike Garcia (R-Calif.) and Jason Crow (D-Colo.) will also have roles on the so-called TIGER (Technical, Industrial and Governmental Engagement for Readiness) task force.
“It is vital that when we make a deal with our partners and allies to send military systems, that we provide them as quickly as possible,” McCaul said in a statement on Tuesday.
