Click image to play video Mr. Speaker - In 2001, I voted in favor of the resolution to authorize the use of force in Afghanistan to hold to account al-Qaeda and the Taliban for their unconscionable and unforgivable acts against our fellow citizens. I would do it again if faced with the same decision. But after eight long years our mission has been vastly expanded and the policy is unclear. It has been a very hard decision to make - because I appreciate the good work of Chairman Obey and many of...
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Bipartisan Bill Calls for Continued Reductions in Nuclear Arsenal, Investments in Children U.S. Reps. Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Dan Lungren (R-CA) today reintroduced their -Global Security Priorities- Resolution. The resolution recognizes -the paramount need to address the threat of international terrorism and protect the international security of the United States by reducing the number of and accessibility to nuclear weapons and preventing their proliferation;- calls for directing -a portion of...
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Click image to play video M. Speaker - I rise today in strong support of this important resolution. I thank my friend Congressman Rush Holt, Speaker Pelosi, and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, for their leadership in the long struggle for freedom, dignity and human rights in Tibet. M. Speaker, for six decades, the history of Tibet is marked by violence. Even before 1949, the People's Liberation Army of China entered the eastern areas of Tibet during The L...
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January 6th: I believe the international community must press for an immediate cease-fire. A cease-fire would allow humanitarian assistance to be delivered most effectively and facilitate the revitalization of the peace process. I also believe that the United States has been dis-engaged from this process for far too long. President-elect Obama should indicate that he will appoint a Special Envoy to the region to revitalize stalled peace negotiations and to demonstrate the United States' commitm...
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