Foreign Affairs
Today, Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke before a joint meeting of Congress regarding the ongoing negotiations with Iran, and I share his concerns about the trustworthiness of Iran’s leaders.
Today’s announcement by U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman ought to be welcome news to our nation’s manufacturers and agricultural exporters.
Republicans have controlled both the House and the Senate for four weeks, and their record shows that they have focused on extreme, partisan legislation rather than taking action to help the middle class and all those who aspire to it.
This evening, President Obama laid out a vision of an America that prioritizes a strong and growing middle class.
Mr. Speaker, I rise as I know all Americans would rise if they were here to express our solidarity with, our sympathy to, and our convictions for strong alliance with the people of France.
I join in standing with the people of Paris and our oldest ally France in the wake of the tragic and heinous attack against the office of the Charlie Hebdo magazine this morning.
I join in praising the release of Alan Gross and express tremendous relief at his safe return to his family.
I join in thanking Raj Shah for his service these past five years as Administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development.
I join in congratulating Jonathan Stivers on his confirmation as USAID Assistant Administrator for Asia last night.
Today’s heinous attack against schoolchildren and teachers in Peshawar ought to be condemned universally in the strongest possible terms.