Chris Van Hollen: “I now yield 1 minute to the distinguished Democratic leader, the gentlelady from California (Ms. Pelosi).”

The job of a U.S. ambassador, and their staff, whether a political or civilian employee, is to defend and protect U.S. interests.

We ask that you pause any use of the SMART tool until we can better understand your decision-making, rollout process, and evaluation plan.

It is unacceptable that Amb. Huckabee and his staff continue to cover up and block access to essential information about these killings.

We must hold them to this standard and hold a hearing to determine what the Department knows, as well as request the original report written by embassy staff on the status about these killings.