The Foreign Operations bill strikes an appropriate balance between our national security interests in that vast archipelago and the realities of a developing Indonesia. I want to be on record that I will continue to closely follow the investigation into the murder of Americans in Papua last year and I encourage the Chairman and all my colleagues to pay attention to that case. I also recommend that the administration report to Congress on a regular and ongoing basis into the progress the Government of Indonesia is making into resolving these murders.
Wayne Allard: “The Foreign Operations bill strikes an appropriate balance between our national security interests in that vast…”
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Discussing the Foreign Operations bill and the investigation into the murder of Americans in Papua, Indonesia.
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