Feb 1, 2016 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON—Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today applauded the House passage of the Electrify Africa Act of 2015 (S.2152). This bill, which passed in the Senate last December, seeks to reduce energy...
Jan 28, 2016 | Press Releases
Engel Legislation Would Crack Down on Terrorist Financing, Protect Syria’s Fragile HistoryWASHINGTON—Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today welcomed approval of his legislation, the Protect and Preserve...
Jan 28, 2016 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON—Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement on the Zika virus:“We shouldn’t allow the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the Zika virus to spark a panic. Domestic and...
Jan 25, 2016 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON—Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today released this statement on the failure to form a transitional government in South Sudan:“The formation of a Transitional Government of National Unity, which was...
Jan 21, 2016 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON—Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today responded to the United Kingdom’s inquiry linking Russian President Vladimir Putin to the murder of former FSB spy Alexander Litvinenko:“The United Kingdom’s...