Eliot Engel
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Eliot Engel is a former member of the United States House of Representatives, serving New York's 16th congressional district from 1989 until 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Engel was known for his work on foreign affairs, particularly as the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Throughout his tenure, he focused on issues such as international relations, healthcare, and education. Engel was an advocate for various social justice initiatives and played a significant role in shaping U.S. foreign policy during his time in office.
Vladimir Putin unleashed an attack on our democracy to try to get Donald Trump elected.
We will not tolerate this, we will not agree to it and there will continued consequences.
The President has many sanctions tools at his disposal to punish the Russians for their attack on our democracy.
I cannot support this resolution and I urge my colleagues to join me in reporting it adversely to the House.
Why is the administration not utilizing the full range of sanctions that Congress passed last year in CAATSA?
Increasingly repressive policy has diminished political space and threatened to radicalize not only the political opposition but also civil society by frustrating their ability to exercise their rights under law.
I am prepared to close. I yield myself such time as I may consume. In closing, I urge all my colleagues once again to support this measure. The scope of the cyber threat that we are facing is immense. This is a good bill, and moves us in…
It is essential to find a balance of protecting our diplomats and asserting our national interests.
I think we can all agree on the importance of a functioning U.S. Embassy in Havana.
Our country is facing a direct threat to our democratic institutions. We need to find ways to stop foreign adversaries like Russia and Iran from using American technology against us.
I thank my friend for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise because we will soon have a chance to vote on legislation that would punish those who attacked American democracy in 2016 and would deter anyone who tries to do so in the future. The bill…
A few hundred feet north of here in the Senate, Secretary of State Pompeo will soon testify about President Trump's disastrous performance at the recent NATO summit and, worse, at his meeting in Helsinki with Russia's dictator, Vladimir…
I thank the gentleman for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle. This is clearly a bipartisan collaboration. I am proud to be the main sponsor of H.R. 1676, the Palliative Care and Hospice…
I thank my friend from Massachusetts for yielding to me, and I want to strongly identify with his remarks. Mr. Speaker, I led the Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats last week urging President Trump to cancel his meeting with Vladimir…
Reserving my right to object, although I don't intend to object, I want to, first of all, thank the chairman for bringing this resolution to the floor. The Foreign Affairs Committee marked up this resolution awhile back. It passed…
I worry that if President Trump continues along the same lines, President-Elect Lopez Obrador may pull the plug on security cooperation.
For a foreign government to engage in the same sort of behavior cannot be tolerated.
I recently introduced the Central America Family Protection and Reunification Act with Representatives Torres and Espaillat.
We request that House Republicans join us in fulfilling our sworn Constitutional duty by ensuring that each committee of jurisdiction thoroughly investigates the following key questions:
We will not allow the Kremlin or any other foreign power to dictate the terms of political debate in this country.





