Asa Hutchinson: “Thank you, L.F. It is great to be back in the House today. I am glad you have made passing reference to the Senate. It…”

“Thank you, L.F. It is great to be back in the House today. I am glad you have made passing reference to the Senate. It is good to be on the House floor where the motto in this institution as I can always remember is, the other party is the opposition, and the Senate is the enemy. So I am glad you include Senators in the former Members organization. It is my great pleasure to report on the work of the Congressional Study Groups on Germany, Japan, Europe, and Korea, the flagship international program of the FMC. The study groups are independent, bipartisan legislative exchanges that engage current Members of Congress and their senior staff and strive to create a better understanding and cooperation between the United States and our most important strategic and economic partners. Unique in their year-round, bipartisan, and non-advocacy outreach to Capitol Hill, the Congressional Study Groups remain a premier forum for productive, candid, and topical dialogue on the issues most relevant to our friends and allies abroad. Featuring voices from Congress, the diplomatic community, administration officials, the private sector, and civil society, study group programming attracts a large and diverse group of policymakers who are committed to productive dialogue. Each study group has a bipartisan membership roster of between 75 and 125 Members of Congress and is led by a bipartisan, bicameral pair of co-chairs.…”