Chris Van Hollen: “You intend, in this budget, to close the centers including, I will say, four in Maryland that would be shutdown.”

Menhaden are called 'the most important fish in the sea' for good reason.

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.

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

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