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I thank the gentlewoman for yielding, I thank her for taking this Special Order, and I thank her for the extraordinary work she has put in over the years. Madam Speaker, President Zelenskyy, a brave leader of a determined people who are…
Mr. President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which…
Mr. President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which…
Mr. President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which…
Mr. President, I understand that shortly we will be considering a motion to discharge S.J. Res. 51 from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and I take this time to urge my colleagues to vote against that motion to discharge. I…
Mr. President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which…
Mr. President, this past Friday, December 1, we marked the 35th anniversary of World AIDS Day. World AIDS Day serves as a reminder of the global struggle to end AIDS, an opportunity to honor those we have lost while supporting those who…
Mr. President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which…
There are 4 legislative days left in 2023. Yesterday, I spoke from the well about the need to provide critical aid to Ukraine and Israel--just as I did the week before, just as I did the month before, just as I will continue to do until we…
It is not an automatic tool. It does not require cutting off arms transfers, but it is a tool that the executive branch has never used.
I am going to be working to make sure that we reactivate it or activate it since it has never been activated.
we passed the Hong Kong Accountability Act to provide the Executive Branch with more tools to go after both Chinese Government officials, as well as folks in Hong Kong, who were cracking down on dissent
I think to the extent that export controls exist, they need to be carefully and thoroughly enforced.
I think to the extent that export controls exist, they need to be carefully and thoroughly enforced.
It is not an automatic tool. It does not require cutting off arms transfers, but it is a tool that the executive branch has never used.
Congress should make the Executive Order provisions permanent law through bipartisan legislation.