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February 12, 2013
Eliot Engel Statement on North Korean Nuclear TestU.S. Rep. Eliot Engel (NY-16), the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released this statement in response to North Korea’s nuclear test. The statement follows:
February 5, 2013
Eliot Engel Statement on Bulgarian Report Implicating Hezbollah for the Terrorist Attack Killing Israeli Tourists, Bulgarian CitizenU.S. Rep. Eliot Engel (NY-16), the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released this statement in response to the report issued by the Bulgarian government that blames Hezbollah for the terrorist attack in Burgas, Bulgaria last summer that killed five Israeli tourists and one Bulgarian citizen. The statement follows:
January 29, 2013
Ranking Member Eliot Engel Statement on Confirmation of John Kerry as Secretary of StateU.S. Rep. Eliot Engel, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement regarding the Senate’s confirmation of John Kerry as Secretary of State:
January 23, 2013
Ranking Member Eliot Engel Opening Statement at Hearing, “Terrorist Attack in Benghazi: The Secretary of State’s View”U.S. Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the top Democratic on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, delivered the below remarks as prepared for delivery at today’s committee hearing, “Terrorist Attack in Benghazi: The Secretary of State’s View.”
January 22, 2013
Ranking Member Eliot Engel Statement on Elections in IsraelU.S. Rep. Eliot Engel, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement regarding the elections in Israel.
January 15, 2013
House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Eliot Engel Announces Subcommittee LeadershipRepresentative Eliot Engel (D-NY), the top Democrat of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the subcommittee Ranking Members, and welcomed returning and new Democratic members to the Committee.
December 19, 2012
Howard Berman Statement on Sentencing in Cameroon Court of Man Found Guilty of Homosexual ConductCongressman Howard L. Berman issued the following statement regarding the sentencing of a gay man in Cameroon to three years in prison for texting a love note to another man.
December 18, 2012
Rep. Berman Hails Satellite Export Licensing Reform EffortRepresentative Howard L. Berman (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today hailed the inclusion of a provision in the conference agreement for the fiscal year 2012 National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 that will help restore America’s global competitiveness in high-tech satellite technology, while also protecting vital U.S. national security interests. This action culminates a decade of effort by Rep. Berman to accomplish this goal.
December 12, 2012
Howard Berman Unveils Landmark Foreign Assistance Reform LegislationH.R. 6644, the Global Partnerships Act of 2012establishes framework for effective, transparent, and accountable United States foreign assistance
Berman: “The Global Partnerships Act of 2012 is the first comprehensive proposal to adapt our laws to reflect the lessons we’ve learned over the past 50 years.”
December 4, 2012
Berman Statement in Response to Egyptian Draft Constitution