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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.
As the ranking member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I want to associate myself with the remarks of President Obama last night in his speech to the Nation. I, like everyone else, hope that a diplomatic solution can be found and…
When the President drew that red line, I am not aware of anyone in this room who criticized it or disassociated themselves from that red line.
The Syria Accountability Act of 2003, which I authored, is the landmark statement of American policy toward Syria.
Is it acceptable for this resolution to confirm what you have already said, and that is that the resolution itself does not add in any way to the powers of the President to put boots on the ground in Syria?
I don't think that the potential of military force we are considering can be looked upon in a vacuum.
Our intelligence agencies have assessed with high confidence that these innocent civilians were killed by sarin gas.
I am frustrated that many States are choosing to hurt their most vulnerable citizens by forgoing the Medicaid expansion.
We all know the threats and the fact that some 1,600 ballistic missiles are pointed from China toward Taiwan.
We need to resume the practice of passing our authorization bill on a regular basis.
It is my pleasure now to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the minority whip, the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer).
At this time, I yield to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings) for the purpose of making a unanimous consent request. (Mr. HASTINGS of Florida asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)
I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Schneider), a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee.
At this time I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Deutch), the ranking member of the Middle East Subcommittee.
Before I yield back, I want to thoroughly embarrass my colleague and friend from New York because we found, in our cloakroom, this wonderful picture. This good-looking guy is Charlie Rangel when he was a soldier in Korea. And now you know…
I believe, as you do, that passing this legislation is one of the most important responsibilities of our committee.
It is now my pleasure to yield 1 minute to the Democratic leader, Ms. Pelosi.
I think it is important to note also that Congress passing the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 was very, very critical.
I particularly want to thank also the chairman of our subcommittee. Chairman Chabot and I, we also recently had the privilege of visiting Taiwan and visiting and meeting with President Ma and some of the high officials there of their…
At this time, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. Sherman), the ranking member of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism.
I think it is clear that they are just complaints at this point almost for the sake of complaining.
The Affordable Care Act was passed, it was signed into law, and the 2012 Presidential election was largely held on that.
On average the approved 2014 rates for even the highest tier plans represent a 53 percent reduction compared to last year's individual rates.
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