Dec 14, 2011 | Press Releases
Washington DC – Congressman Howard L. Berman, Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign AffairsCommittee, applauded the decision by the Dutch parliament to drop consideration of proposed legislation that would prohibit ritual slaughter. Earlier this week, Rep....
Dec 14, 2011 | Press Releases
Washington, DC – Congressman Howard L. Berman, Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, applauded today’s passage by the House of H.R 1905, the Iran Threat Reduction Act. One of the most important provisions of this bill is an amendment authored by...
Dec 13, 2011 | Press Releases
Washington, DC – Congressman Howard L. Berman, senior Democrat on the Foreign Affairs Committee, today applauded the passage of House Resolution 306, a resolution urging Turkey to return churches and other properties confiscated from its Christian minorities, and to...
Dec 13, 2011 | Press Releases
Washington DC – Ranking Member Howard L. Berman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee made the following statement after Senate Republicans blocked the nomination of Mari Carmen Aponte as permanent US Ambassador to El Salvador:“Aponte has shown during her...
Dec 12, 2011 | Press Releases
Washington, DC – Congressional International Religious Freedom Caucus co-Chairmen Trent Franks (R-AZ) and Heath Shuler (D-NC), and Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Howard Berman (D-CA) were joined by 7 other House Members in sending a letter to the...
