Chris Van Hollen: “Let me also just second what Senator Shaheen and I am sure others have said about the importance of fix--making the…”

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

Last night’s ruling from a federal judge made plain: the Administration’s efforts are in clear violation of Congressional intent.

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

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.