Gregory Meeks elected next House Foreign Affairs Committee chair
Meeks has a lengthy voting record on the Middle East and has been praised by a variety of Israel- and Iran-focused groups.
A longtime New York congressman has been elected the next chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Gregory Meeks (D-NY) was elected to the position Dec. 3, becoming the first Black person to hold the powerful position. His victory has drawn praise from a variety of Middle East-focused groups in Washington.
