Foreign Affairs
I am disappointed that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has invited Hamas, a terrorist organization responsible for the deaths of hundreds of innocent people, to join a new unity government.
Today's election in Ukraine represents an important step forward for the ideals that brought thousands to Maidan Square to demand accountable leaders and self determination for their country.
Today, the World Trade Organization issued an important ruling that makes clear that China must cease its unfair practice of imposing trade barriers against America’s auto industry.
I am deeply disappointed that House Republicans continue to politicize a national tragedy.
No one should doubt where Congress stands on the brutal kidnapping of nearly 300 girls and young women in Nigeria, but this resolution, which I am proud to cosponsor, will make it very clear that America remains committed to helping bring them home and ensuring that their plight will not fade from the world’s attention
I strongly condemn the recent kidnapping of more than 300 teenage girls in Nigeria. Their abduction at the hands of extremists must not be met with silence or complacence on the part of the Nigerian government or the international community.
As Israelis mark sixty-six years of independence, I join in celebrating with them and with the millions of Jews around the world who look to the modern State of Israel as the fulfillment of a 2,000 year-old dream.
I join in observing Yom HaShoah today, a day of remembrance and reflection on the evils of genocide.
Today we honor the lives of the 1.5 million victims lost in the Armenian genocide, one of the worst atrocities of our time.
I join in condemning the horrifying ethnic violence that has been reported to have taken place against civilians in South Sudan.