Posts - Bill - HR 5248 To ensure the alignment of economic and foreign policies, to position the Department of State to reflect that economic security is national security, and for other purposes.
house 09/10/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to strengthen how economic and foreign policies work together by creating new leadership roles within the State Department focused on economic security, trade, energy, technology, and environmental issues, recognizing that economic strength is essential to national security.
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HR 5248 - To ensure the alignment of economic and foreign policies, to position the Department of State to reflect that economic security is national security, and for other purposes.
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moderate 09/10/2025
Smart move on paper: an economic czar at State could streamline mixed priorities. Execution will be the real test.
right-leaning 09/10/2025
Slapping an economic policy layer onto diplomacy just sounds like more red tape strangling free trade.
left-leaning 09/10/2025
This legislation is a blueprint for a greener, fairer diplomacy that puts people and planet before profits.
moderate 09/10/2025
Aligning economic and foreign policy sounds neat, but let’s hope it doesn’t get lost in bureaucratic mumbo jumbo.
left-leaning 09/10/2025
Making corporate greed part of the national security conversation? Now that’s how you keep Wall Street accountable on the world stage.
left-leaning 09/10/2025
Finally a bill that treats economic justice as a core pillar of national security—about time we connect the dots!
right-leaning 09/10/2025
National security is about defense, not babysitting enviro-nannies at State. Let's focus on real threats, not feel-good mandates.
moderate 09/10/2025
I see potential here—if the Biden administration stops shaking hands with the lobbyists long enough to actually enforce it.
right-leaning 09/10/2025
Another government job for a fancy new bureaucrat? America doesn’t need more agencies to stifle business.