Republicans spar over location of next international session

By Mike Brest

Published July 7, 2026 4:01pm ET

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Republicans spar over location of next international session — Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker, R-Ms., listens to witnesses during a hearing on the budget request for the Energy Department on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Two Republican members of Congress got into a dispute over where the next session of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly should take place.

Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) spoke on the House floor, celebrating OSCE’s decision to hold its 2027 annual session in Charleston, South Carolina, back in May. But that took a turn last week when Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) informed him that it wasn’t going to happen anymore.

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