News & Media

October 2013

Date	Title
10/29/13	Engel Opening Statement at Full Committee Hearing “Next Steps on Egypt Policy"
10/25/13	Engel Applauds U.S.-Mexico Transnational Financial Crimes Agreement
10/22/13	Engel Remarks on Iran at Jewish Community Relations Council Panel
10/22/13	Engel Remarks on Committee Meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister
10/10/13	ENGEL-- Engel Opening Statement at Full Committee Markup of H.R. 3212 the Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2013
10/9/13	Engel Statement on Reported Suspension of Military Aid to Egypt
10/9/13	Engel Opening Statement for Full Committee Hearing “Haiti: Is U.S. Aid Effective?”
10/4/13	Engel Statement on Proposed European Circumcision Ban
10/3/13	State Response to Engel Letter Voicing Concern Over Russian Intimidation of Neighbors
10/3/13	Engel Opening Statement for Full Committee Hearing “Al-Shabaab:How Great a Threat?”
10/2/13	Engel Hails Passage of Legislation Extending Emergency Visas for Iraqis Employed by U.S. During Iraq War
10/1/13	Engel Statement on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s Expulsion of U.S. Embassy Personnel

September 2013

Date	Title
9/29/13	House Passes State Department Authorization Legislation Focusing on Embassy Security
9/27/13	Engel Hails Security Council Agreement on Syria Chemical Weapons
9/27/13	Engel Statement on Obama-Rouhani Call
9/27/13	Engel Statement on U.N. Report Stating Climate Change is Man-Made
9/26/13	Engel Hails Passage of Organization of American States Reform Legislation
9/25/13	Ranking Member Engel Introduces Legislation Extending Critical Global HIV/AIDS Programs
9/25/13	Engel Statement on U.S. Decision to Join U.N. Arms Trade Treaty
9/25/13	Op-Ed: U.S. needs action, not words, from Iran
9/24/13	Engel Reaction to Rouhani UN Speech
9/23/13	Engel Statement on the al-Shabab Attack in Kenya
9/23/13	Engel Statement on Terrorist Attack at Pakistani Church
9/20/13	Engel Statement on Reports that Putin & Assad Stalling Disposal of Syria’s Chemical Weapons Arsenal
9/18/13	Engel Opening Statement at Full Committee Hearing “Benghazi: Where is the State Department Accountability?”
9/18/13	Engel Urges State Department Action to Counter Russian Attempts to Intimidate European Neighbors Seeking Closer Integration with Europe
9/16/13	Engel Statement on UN Syria Chemical Weapons Report
9/11/13	Engel Reaction to President Obama’s Address to the Nation
9/11/13	Engel Statement on Russian Anti-Aircraft Sale to Iran
9/4/13	ENGEL--Engel Opening Statement at Full Committee Hearing “Syria: Weighing the Obama Administration’s Response"

August 2013

Date	Title
8/31/13	Engel Statement on Presidential Address on Syria
8/29/13	Engel Readout on White House Syria Call
8/29/13	Engel Statement on Rwanda Actions at UN
8/28/13	Engel Statement on Release of IAEA Report on Iran
8/28/13	Engel Statement on Broader Strategy in Syria
8/26/13	Engel Statement on Consultation with Secretary Kerry
8/26/13	Engel Statement on President Obama’s Response to Reported Chemical Weapons Attack by Assad
8/26/13	Engel Statement on Secretary Kerry’s Remarks on Syria
8/23/13	Engel Letter to President Obama Calling for Direct Intervention in Syria
8/21/13	Engel Statement on Possible Chemical Weapon Use in Syria
8/21/13	Engel Statement on Dempsey Letter Concerning Additional Military Options in Syria
8/20/13	Ranking Member Engel Statement on Egypt Aid
8/20/13	Ranking Member Engel Statement on Prime Minister Erdogan’s Accusation of Israeli Role in Recent Events in Egypt
8/15/13	Ranking Member Engel Statement on Recent Violence in Egypt
8/13/13	Royce, Engel, Menendez, Corker Call For Human Rights Improvement in South Sudan
8/13/13	Op-Ed: Without Stronger Sanctions, Iran Will Go Nuclear
8/12/13	Ranking Member Engel Statement on Meeting with Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou
8/7/13	Ranking Member Engel Statement on White House Decision to Cancel Meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin
8/5/13	Ranking Member Engel Statement on Sentencing of Those Accused of Attempting to Overthrow Turkish Government
8/5/13	Ranking Member Engel Letter to Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey
8/5/13	Ranking Member Engel Statement on Elections in Zimbabwe
8/2/13	Ranking Member Engel on Secretary Kerry’s Announcement on Same-Sex Spousal Visas
8/1/13	Ranking Member Engel on Russia Granting Edward Snowden Temporary Asylum
8/1/13	Ranking Member Eliot Engel Opening Statement at Full Committee Markup of H.R. 419 & H.R. 2848

July 2013

Date	Title
7/31/13	Chairman Royce, Ranking Member Engel Applaud House Passage of Bipartisan “Nuclear Iran Prevention Act”
7/31/13	Ranking Member Engel House Floor Statement on Nuclear Iran Prevention Act
7/29/13	Ranking Member Engel Statement on Resumption of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
7/24/13	Ranking Member Eliot Engel’s Bipartisan Export Promotion Bill Passes Committee
7/24/13	Ranking Member Eliot Engel’s Statement on State-Foreign Operations Funding
7/24/13	Ranking Member Eliot Engel Opening Statement at Full Committee Markup of H.R. 1409, H.R. 1926, H.R. 2449 and S. 793
7/23/13	Ranking Member Eliot Engel Statement on DC Circuit Court Ruling Allowing State Department to Bar Jerusalem-Born American Citizens From Listing “Israel” as Their Country
7/22/13	Ranking Member Eliot Engel’s Statement on the European Union’s Listing Hezbollah’s Military Wing as a Terrorist Group
7/18/13	Engel Introduces Embassy Security and Enhancement Act
7/5/13	Chairman Royce and Ranking Member Engel Release Joint Statement on Ongoing Events in Egypt
7/2/13	Ranking Member Eliot Engel Statement on Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Atalay’s Anti-Semitic Slur
7/1/13	Royce, Engel, Committee Members Urge President to Increase Pressure on Iran
7/1/13	Engel Statement on Tackling International Wildlife Crimes

June 2013

Date	Title
6/28/13	Engel Statement on Nomination of State Department Inspector General
6/27/13	Ranking Member Eliot Engel Opening Statement at Full Committee Markup of H.R. 1897, H. Res. 131, H. Res. 273, and H. Res. 222
6/27/13	Engel Statement on Albanian Elections
6/26/13	House Panel Approves Engel “Jobs Through Exports” Bill
6/26/13	Ranking Member Eliot Engel Opening Statement at Hearing, “Broadcasting Board of Governors: An Agency 'Defunct'
6/25/13	Royce, Engel, and Ros-Lehtinen Release GAO Report Documenting Failings in U.S. Assistance for Haiti Reconstruction
6/24/13	Ranking Member Eliot Engel Urges Strengthening of US-India Relationship in Huffington Post Op-Ed
6/18/13	Ranking Member Eliot Engel Statement on Security Transition in Afghanistan and Taliban Commitment to Peace Talks
6/18/13	Ranking Member Eliot Engel Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of the Life-Saving PEPFAR Program
6/18/13	Chairman Royce and Ranking Member Engel to Offer Farm Bill Amendment to Reform Food Aid to Feed More People, More Quickly, at Lower Cost
6/13/13	Ranking Member Eliot Engel Statement on Syria Using Chemical Weapons Against Its Own People
6/12/13	Ranking Member Eliot Engel Opening Statement at Hearing, “Modernizing US International Food Aid: Reaching More for Less”
6/10/13	Ranking Member Eliot Engel Statement on Reports that the Obama Administration is Moving Towards Providing Weapons to the Syrian Opposition
6/5/13	Ranking Member Eliot Engel State on Susan Rice as National Security Advisor
6/5/13	Ranking Member Eliot Engel Statement on Renewed Exceptions for Buyers of Iranian Oil
6/4/13	Ranking Member Eliot Engel Statement on the Conviction by an Egyptian Criminal Court of 43 Foreign NGO Workers
6/3/13	Ranking Member Eliot Engel Statement on Announcement that Secretary Kerry Will Travel to Guatemala for OAS General Assembly

May 2013

Date	Title
5/22/13	Ranking Member Eliot Engel Opening Statement at Markup of H.R. 850, Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013
5/21/13	Ranking Member Eliot Engel Opening Statement at Hearing, "The Call for Economic Liberty in the Arab World"
5/20/13	Ranking Member Eliot Engel Opening Statement at Hearing Advocating for American Jacob Ostreicher’s Freedom After Two Years in Bolivian Detention”
5/15/13	Ranking Member Eliot Engel Opening Statement at Hearing, “Preventing a Nuclear Iran"
5/15/13	ENGEL-- Ranking Member Eliot Engel Sends Bipartisan Letter to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Criticizing Incitement to
5/11/13	Engel Statement on Pakistan May 11 Elections
5/9/13	Chairman Royce, Ranking Member Engel Statement on Growing Iran Sanctions Momentum
5/7/13	Ranking Member Eliot Engel Opening Statement at Hearing, “Local and Private Sector Initiatives to Combat International Human Trafficking
5/7/13	Eliot Engel Statement on Turkish-Israeli Agreement to Mend Diplomatic Crisis

April 2013

Date	Title
4/26/13	Ranking Member Eliot Engel Opening Statement at Hearing, “The FY 2014 Budget Request: U.S. Foreign Assistance Priorities and Strategy
4/25/13	Rep. Eliot Engel Calls for Arming Syrian Rebels After U.S. Confirms Chemical Weapons Use
4/25/13	ENGEL PRESSES SERBIA TO BRING MURDERERS OF AMERICAN CITIZENS TO JUSTICE
4/24/13	ENGEL, ROGERS URGE COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT KEY SYRIA BILL
4/24/13	Ranking Member Eliot Engel Opening Statement at Hearing, “Kosovo and Serbia: A Pathway to Peace”
4/19/13	Eliot Engel Statement on Kosova – Serbia Agreement
4/17/13	Ranking Member Eliot Engel Opening Statement at Hearing, “Securing U.S. Interests Abroad: The FY 2014 Foreign Affairs Budget”