U.S. House of Representatives
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 00:00
Our hearing comes as a narcoterrorism-related case has exploded in the public eye. Yesterday, the Justice Department detailed an Iranian-directed plot to assassinate a foreign ambassador on U.S. soil.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 00:00
The issues to be covered by this hearing have been a priority for many of us on this Committee for some time as we sought to develop legislative policy and the responses to counter Iran's increasing activities in the Western Hemisphere, the threat of Isla
Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 00:00
Last night, the House voted on bipartisan trade agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea. These agreements represent an opportunity to compete, grow jobs, and promote American exports.
Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 00:00
If you support the NAFTA tradition of weakening offshore protections, limiting financial service regulations, banning Buy America procurement preferences, limiting environmental, food and product safety safeguards, and the undermining U.S. workers and our
Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 00:00
I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 3078, the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act.
Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 00:00
I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 3078, the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act.
Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 00:00
U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today praised House passage of long-pending Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) between the United States and Colombia, Panama, and South Korea:
Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 00:00
It seems as though, with the consultation with Iran and the drug cartels in Mexico, it was the idea that the Iranian Government, through one of its operatives, would commit a crime against the United States.
Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 00:00
I believe that we cannot go forward on trade bills, Mr. Speaker, until we focus on manufacturing in America, make it in America, and putting people back to work at all levels of education.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - 00:00
Voting for the Colombia free trade agreement is a vote for violent union busting, for driving people from their land, for setting the American working man and woman up to compete on an unlevel playing field that will cost us jobs and livelihoods.