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.
Sincerely, Congressman Eliot Engel, Ranking Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee.
In Nicaragua, the Global Magnitsky Act has allowed us to crack down on thugs tied to President Ortega who are killing innocent people in the streets.
Obviously, this is child abuse. It is unconscionable and should not have happened.
As I rise in support of this measure. First of all, let me thank Congressman Doug Collins and Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence for their work in bringing this bill forward. This bill before us, the Intercountry Adoption Information Act of…
It is now my pleasure to yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Bass), the very distinguished ranking member of the Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations Subcommittee of the Foreign…
the ugly language calling Mexicans drug dealers and rapists, the dehumanizing language about immigrants and characterization of Haiti and El Salvador using the word I won't repeat.
Is this what we are becoming as a country? I hope not. I won't accept it, and I will fight tooth and nail against these policies that betray our values.
This is as grave an attack on American independence and sovereignty as Pearl Harbor and 9/11.
Now, rulemaking authority may help to protect consumer privacy but such protections still need to be enforced in order to be effective.
For a foreign government to engage in the same sort of behavior cannot be tolerated.
I implore our witnesses to put some meat on the bones of what are on paper is an excellent strategy.
President Maduro has turned Venezuela into a full-fledged dictatorship, and rejected humanitarian aid.
Children to this day still remain apart from their parents. That has to change.
It has to stop now until Serbia bring those who have committed these serious crimes to justice.
The murder and mass burial of almost a thousand innocent civilians is a crime against humanity but the perpetrators have gone unpunished.
I have spent extensive time of my years in Congress fighting for the independence of Kosovo.
I am deeply concerned with the lack of justice for murders and crimes committed by the Government of Serbia during and after the Kosovo War.
I had an ironclad promise face-to-face by the head of Serbia, Mr. Vucic, who told me it would take him a month.
So we have to keep supporting the Albanian people in their struggle in Kosovo and keep the presence of the Bytyqi brothers alive. And we are not going to stop until we get justice for them.





