Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman
Renowned Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez wrote an essay for the committee’s hearing on the travel ban.
In the suitcases: A reflection on the necessary liberalization of Americans’ travel to CubaAs on any island, what comes to us from the outside has always been something that catalyzes changes and...
The State of Political and Religious Freedom in the Middle East
Gary L. Ackerman (D-NY)
Flag on the Bag?: Foreign Assistance and the Struggle Against Terrorism
Brad Sherman (D-CA)
U.S. law lets American citizens travel to any country on earth, friend or foe — with one exception: Cuba. It’s time for us to scrap this anachronistic ban, imposed during one of the chilliest periods of the Cold War.
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Copenhagen and Beyond: Is there a Successor to the Kyoto Protocol?
Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman
Berman Praises Administration for Lifting the HIV/AIDS Travel Ban
Washington DC – Congressman Howard L. Berman (D-CA), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, congratulated the Obama Administration for lifting the 22-year old ban on travelers to the...
A Call to Action on Food Security: The Administration’s Global Strategy
Donald M. Payne (D-NJ)
Chairman Berman’s opening remarks at markup of the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act (H.R. 2194)
In marking up H.R. 2194, I have one transcendent goal in mind: To maximize the chances that Iran, the leading state sponsor of terrorism, will be prevented from acquiring the capacity to produce...
Markup: H.R. 2194 – Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act of 2009.
Full CommitteeEd Royce (R-CA), ChairmanBackground