Washington, DC — Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today pressed the Trump Administration to address concerns about the recent election in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
In a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Chairman Engel called on the Secretary to provide the Committee with information on how the Department is working with to ensure that election results are confirmed transparently and according to Congolese laws and regulations so that the new president will have the confidence of the nation. Chairman Engel also pledged to revisit the Democratic Republic of the Congo Democracy and Accountability Act, passed by the House in November 2018, if the situation in the DRC requires.
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