Ranking Member Suhas Subramanyam Probes Announcement of Qatar Emiri Air Force Facility in Idaho

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10), Ranking Member of the Military and Foreign Affairs Oversight Subcommittee, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth demanding answers on the construction of a temporary Qatar Emiri Air Force facility at the Mountain Home Air Base in Idaho. Secretary Hegseth announced that he was "proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari-Emiri Air Force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

"It appears Qatar is getting a great return on its investment after buying U.S. foreign policy by gifting the President a personal airplane," Congressman Subramanyam said. "The American people have a lot of questions about this new Qatar Air Force agreement which the Secretary of Defense said would allow Qatar to have an air force facility on American soil, and whether this quid pro quo with Qatar is in the best interest of the American people."

The letter requests a briefing on the agreement to ensure that the deal is in the best interest of U.S. national security. Given the possibility of conflicts of interest, the letter also requests confirmation that no official recused from matters involving the State of Qatar was involved in this agreement.

Read the full letter here.

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