Howard Berman

Never trust, and never cease to verify.

I rise in strong support of the Peters amendment. Without this amendment, the bill will undermine the protections currently in place for wild species under the Endangered Species Act and under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. In this…

Part of the Chinese model is to enforce the one-child-per-couple policy at the factory level.

I argued with that man. He ought to be at The Hague for crimes against humanity and genocide.

I'm certain Representative Bass will continue to focus on many of the issues that were important to Don.

During the past 3 years, there have been some important successes in our new engagement with Russia, but there also have been some disappointing setbacks on democracy, human rights, and the Rule of Law.

As Americans, we naturally identify with those who seek a strong democracy.

These protests are the work of every day Russians who want a better life through a stronger democracy.

There's one exception to what the gentleman said. I heard Daniel Monynihan give a speech in January 1985 where he predicted--he was a little wrong because he predicted by the end of the century the Soviet empire would disintegrate because…

Putin may be the same authoritarian ruler that he was before, but as the chairman pointed out, there are hopeful signs that the Russian people's tolerance for this type of rule has changed since he first assumed the presidency in 1999.

Imagine a politician making it.

Russia, in my opinion, deserves to be engaged.

I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Conyers), the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee.

This bill arises from a tension between a 1963 statute providing foreign art collectors immunity from seizure and the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. It specifically stems from a 2007 court decision that broadened the expropriation…

A parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his inquiry.

If we don't invest in our human resources, we will pay dearly in the long run.

11 million Cubans continue to suffer under brutal conditions with the repressive Castro regime.

I think one of the best ways we can honor Don's life and memory is to move this legislation through the process in a cooperative and bipartisan manner.

It bears repeating that we give humanitarian and development aid not only because it is the right thing to do but because it is the smart thing to do.

the Obama administration has had a policy of concession toward the Castro brothers, but it has not yielded any measurable change for democracy.

I would like to introduce the entire statement of Ranking Member Conyers and subcommittee Ranking Member Lofgren into the Record. I am unclear whether I am able to do that at this time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Permission for all Members…

Moving on, I would like to thank Mr. Duncan for introducing H.R. 3783, which seeks to promote U.S. security interest in the Western Hemisphere while protecting U.S. citizens here at home.

I have to ask whether a man who shells his own cities... will ever hand over power on his own volition.

We have to be serious. I asked the members to read the bill very carefully, it wasn't written overnight on the back of an envelope.

He is an expert who left his mark, and he was also, you know, on his other committee a great staunch believer in affordable education.