Washington, D.C. – As U.S. Olympians begin arriving in Sochi, Russia for the 2014 Winter Olympics, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and U.S. Rep. Eliot...
Engel Opening Statements at Full Committee Markup of H.Res. 447 and H.R. 938
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the senior Democratic member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, delivered the below remarks, as prepared for delivery, at today’s full committee markup...
SNAP Cuts Hurt the Most Vulnerable
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-16) released the following statement after voting against the farm bill conference report, which includes $8.5 billion in cuts to the SNAP program....
Engel Statement on Upcoming Salvadoran Presidential Elections
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the senior Democratic member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement as the people of El Salvador head to the polls to choose...
Engel Statement Read in Prishtina, Kosovo Commemorating International Holocaust Remembrance Day
The following statement was read today on behalf of Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the senior democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, in Prishtina, Kosovo commemorating International Holocaust...
Engel Statement on Escalation of Violence in Ukraine
Washington, D.C. – Ranking Member Eliot L. Engel, the senior Democratic member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement regarding the recent escalation of violence in...
Engel Statement on Anti-Semitic Actions by Ukrainian Member of Parliament From Svoboda Party
Washington, D.C. – Ranking Member Eliot L. Engel, the senior Democratic member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement regarding anti-Semitic actions of a member of...
Engel Statement on Ukrainian Legislation Constraining Fundamental Rights and Civil Liberties
Washington, D.C. – Ranking Member Eliot L. Engel, the senior Democratic member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the below statement following the Ukrainian parliament’s passage of...
Engel Opening Statement, as Prepared for Delivery, at Full Committee Hearing: “South Sudan’s Broken Promise?”
Washington, D.C. – Ranking Member Eliot L. Engel, the senior Democratic member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, inserted the following statement today, as prepared for delivery, into the...
Engel Statement on Acceptance of Rabbi Weiss’ Religious Credentials
Washington, D.C. – Ranking Member Eliot L. Engel, the senior Democratic member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement after the Israeli Chief Rabbinate reversed...