Jun 17, 2015
I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I have great respect for the gentleman from California and the gentleman from New York. I know that if it were left up to…
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.
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Jun 17, 2015
I, too, reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I first would like to insert in the Record a letter of support from the Constitution Project, which is signed by our former colleague, Republican Mickey Edwards of…
Jun 17, 2015
I now yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Nadler), my friend and colleague.
Jun 17, 2015
It is my pleasure to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Cicilline).
Jun 17, 2015
Let me just reiterate that I agree that Congress should do its job and pass a new AUMF. The question is: Is this the best way to do it? We ought to pass the right AUMF, not just any AUMF, and we are told we should force the issue. I had a…
Jun 17, 2015
Again, let me say that what we have here, as well-intentioned as I know it is, is a unilateral withdrawal, clean and simple. I understand the frustration, but this is like cutting off your nose to spite your face. I think we need to be…
Jun 17, 2015
It is my pleasure to yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia, Ms. Eleanor Holmes Norton.
Jun 17, 2015
I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lee), one of the coauthors of this resolution.
Jun 17, 2015
I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Sherman), a senior member of the Foreign Affairs Committee.
Jun 16, 2015
I'm not usually speechless, but after watching those pictures of the children dying, I'm speechless.
Jun 16, 2015
My heart grieves for the Syrian people. I only wish that we had made some different policy choices in Washington 3 years ago when the Free Syria Army was begging us to aid and equip them.
Jun 16, 2015
That's why Chairman Royce and I offered a measure which passed the House last month to direct the Pentagon to take a hard look at the possibility of a no-fly zone.
Jun 16, 2015
I thank my friend for yielding. I want to say that I appreciate the bipartisan, hard work of Chairman Nunes and Ranking Member Schiff, but I want to bring to the House's attention recent reports that this bill makes drastic cuts in our so…
Jun 16, 2015
Exactly, Congressman. They did not have a mandate to determine responsibility; although, if you read between the lines of their report where they mentioned that the eyewitness accounts consistently spoke of the chemical weapons being…
Jun 16, 2015
We stand with you, and we hope that the Syrian people will soon be free of this scourge from Assad.
Jun 16, 2015
It just really disgusts me that, you know, the United Nations--I'm from New York. The United Nations, they sit and they spin their wheels, and this type of murder of civilians keeps going on, and the world is silent.
Jun 15, 2015
It is now my great pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Deutch), one of the senior members of our Foreign Affairs Committee, the ranking member on the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, and someone whom I…
Jun 15, 2015
As far as I am concerned, you are certainly the right person at the right time to be our U.N. Ambassador and we are lucky to have you.
Jun 15, 2015
It is now my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Huffman), a Member who has also been fighting for his constituent, who has brought this issue up with us so many times, who has been unyielding in trying to get…
Jun 15, 2015
It is now my pleasure to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Kildee), who has been the staunchest supporter of getting these people free, who has raised this issue so many times, and who is the author of this resolution.
Jun 15, 2015
I want to thank you, Madam Ambassador, because you have been such a champion to Israel.
Jun 15, 2015
The ridiculous nonsense from the U.N. Human Rights Council, which consists of some of the worst offenders of human rights, really makes that Council, in my opinion, a joke and undermines the credibility of the U.N. itself.
Jun 15, 2015
Reevaluating the ways that we defend Israel on the international stage could have ominous consequences and it is obviously very concerning for those of us who seek to strengthen the U.S.-Israel relationship.
Jun 15, 2015
We have consistently and firmly opposed one-sided actions in international bodies and will continue to do so.
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