Howard Berman

I want to stress the importance of managing our complex relationship with China in a manner that honors the transcendent principles that define our national purpose and identity.

I sincerely hope that as the President meets with--as President Obama meets with President Hu, that human rights issues are going to figure most prominently in these discussions.

China is neither an ally nor an enemy. It is both a competitor and a partner in foreign affairs, security, and economics.

In my view, our highest priority with China should be Iran.

Chinese President Hu Jintao is in Washington this week for a state visit; and as we speak, he and President Obama are meeting at the White House.

I think we have an obligation to forthrightly address the sources of tension in this relationship with China.

What type of world does China envision? What is their end game?

Before his tragic death in a helicopter crash in July 2005, Garang negotiated the Comprehensive Peace Agreement with Khartoum.

I would also like to congratulate the new subcommittee chairs.

It is clear that the vote will almost certainly result in independence for the South.

I want to begin by congratulating you on your new position as chairman.

I really do look forward to working with all of you in the 112th Congress.

We would not be where we are today in South Sudan without hard-nosed American diplomacy, the active involvement of the United Nations, and targeted U.S. foreign assistance programs.

The President's new approach was met with great skepticism by many of us in Congress.

What I would love to do here on the House floor, because I think in a way it might best illustrate what I could say about his talents, was just to speak to the details of six or seven interventions and times that I dealt with him on a…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the International Protecting Girls By Preventing Child Marriage Act. Recently, Nelson Mandela asked a group of the world's most thoughtful and experienced political and moral leaders to identify the…

I would close by quoting from Prime Minister Salam Fayyad in an interview he gave just yesterday--actually, it was tonight in that time zone--where he said, ``We want a state of Palestine, not a unilateral declaration of statehood.'' He…

And I do it simply in the context of urging my colleagues to vote for this legislation; to point out, number 1, that this is not an entitlement program. This is an authorization. It is not an appropriation. To the extent, after we pass…

This resolution has nothing about settlements. There is nothing about incitement. There is nothing about the Palestinian denial of the Jewish connection to the Western Wall. As for the settlements, I have my own reservations about Israel's…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and Ms. Lofgren, the chairman of the subcommittee, for bringing this legislation to the floor. For 30 debate-time minutes we have heard the other side's arguments, and so many of them have been filled with scare…

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I am proud that with this conference report, our country will be at the forefront of protecting Israel and the entire international community against the growing threat of nuclear terrorism and an arms race in the Middle East. This…

The Chairs recognize the importance of the new authority provided to the President to waive sanctions on certain persons from countries closely cooperating with U.S. and international efforts to constrain Iran's ability to develop a…

The Eshoo amendment cuts right to the heart of our constitutional authority: Congressional oversight of matters, in this case, within the intelligence community--basic functions, financial management, acquisitions, information…

One year and 3 months ago, America was pretty isolated in its goal of trying to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. We absolutely need to move quickly because Iran is moving quickly. But there can be no doubt that the result of the…