”House Foreign Affairs Committee” News

Lantos' Burma Human Rights Act Moves to House Floor

To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Lynne Weil of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs , +1-202-225-5021 WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This week Congress is expected
12 12 2007 4:33AM (...more)

Statement by Congressman Howard Berman, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on the Escalating Violence in South Ossetia

To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: David Barnes of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs , +1-202-225-5021 WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
08 9 2008 12:35PM (...more)

Yahoo CEO defends company in China case

WASHINGTON - Yahoo Inc . Chief Executive Jerry Yang testified to lawmakers on Tuesday that the company has been "open and forthcoming" about its role in a Chinese government investigation that led in 2005 to a journalist's imprisonment.
11 7 2007 12:33AM (...more)

Fla. rep. 'flabbergasted' Obama call wasn't prank

MIAMI – First she hung up on President-elect Barack Obama — twice. Now Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
12 7 2008 8:01PM (...more)

Pelosi Statement on Tom Lantos Posthumously Receiving Presidential Medal of Freedom

To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Brendan Daly or Nadeam Elshami, +1-202-226-7616, both of Office of the Speaker of the House WASHINGTON, June 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement
06 13 2008 4:52AM (...more)

Divided US House backs Pakistan aid boost

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US House of Representatives on Thursday voted to ramp up aid to Pakistan but lawmakers still need to resolve deep differences on how many
06 17 2009 1:00AM (...more)

State holds off on Saudi arms deal

WASHINGTON - The State Department has agreed to wait until January to announce plans to sell precision-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia , after senior-ranking lawmakers said they wanted more time to review the deal.
12 5 2007 5:53AM (...more)

Ros-Lehtinen Comments on Initiative

To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Sam Stratman, +1-202-226-7875, or Lee Cohen, +1-202-226-1139, both for House Committee on Foreign Affairs WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
10 23 2007 9:21AM (...more)

Ros-Lehtinen: As Syria Jails Dissidents, U.S. Seeks Thaw?

To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Sam Stratman, +1-202-226-7875; Brad Goehner, +1-202-226-8467; or Alex Cruz, +1-202-225-8200, all of the House Committee on Foreign
03 17 2009 10:38PM (...more)

Ros-Lehtinen Criticizes UN Chief for Calling U.S. 'The Biggest Deadbeat' During Wednesday Meeting With House Members

To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Sam Stratman, +1-202-226-7875, Brad Goehner, +1-202-226-8467, or Alex Cruz, +1-202-225-8200, all of the House Committee on Foreign
03 12 2009 10:29PM (...more)