WASHINGTON, DC —October 10, 2019 —Congressman Eliot L. Engel issued the following statement: “Another sickening act of Anti-Semitism, this time at the Garden of Remembrance Holocaust Memorial in Westchester, on Yom Kippur eve, one of our holiest days in the Jewish faith. This follows three successive incidences of Anti-Semitism in Scarsdale, New Rochelle, and Pelham. These despicable acts must be …
Giuliani Associates Subpoenaed in House Impeachment Inquiry
Subpoenas Demand Documents Being Withheld by Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman WASHINGTON, DC —October 10, 2019 — Today, Rep. Adam B. Schiff, the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, sent a letter …
Joint Statement From Committee Chairs On Release Of Ukraine Call Record
WASHINGTON, DC — September 25, 2019 — Today, Rep. Adam Schiff, the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, issued the following statement: …
Three Committees Threaten Subpoenas This Week if Administration Refuses to Produce Documents on Ukraine
WASHINGTON, DC — September 23 2019 — Today, Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Rep. Adam Schiff, the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, sent a letter demanding that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo immediately begin producing …
Engel Applauds Student Climate Strike
NEW YORK, NY — September 20, 2019 — Congressman Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on today’s Student Climate Strike: “Earlier this week, the Foreign Affairs Committee’s subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy and the Environment invited student climate activists from across the globe to testify at a hearing on the global climate …
February Legislative Round-up
By Congressman ELIOT L. ENGEL
WASHINGTON, DC — March 1, 2019 – We’re off to a fast start here in the 116th Congress. January was a busy month, with the introduction of major legislation like H.R. 1, and February was no different. The new Democratic Majority in the House is committed to working for the people, not outside interests. As such, we have already begun …
By Congressman ELIOT L. ENGEL
Engel Statement on House Passage of H.R. 8 the Bipartisan Background Checks Act
Today we passed historic legislation to require universal background checks. I cast my vote for #HR8 in honor of two of my constituents: Shamoya McKenzie of Mount Vernon, and Michael Nolan, of Yonkers, two promising young lives cut tragically short by #GunViolence. We honor them & the memories of thousands more. …
Engel, House Dems Reintroduce Medicare for All Act
WASHINGTON, DC — February 27, 2019 –Congressman Eliot Engel, a founding member of the House Medicare for All Caucus, joined more than 100 colleagues today to reintroduce H.R. 1384, the Medicare for All Act, legislation that would provide comprehensive health care to every person in America. Engel has cosponsored every version of this bill since 2004. Medicare for All would …
Engel Addresses 2019 Global Engagement Summit at United Nations
NEW YORK, NY — February 23, 2019 — Congressman Eliot Engel, the Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, yesterday addressed students from all over the country at the 2019 Global Engagement Summit held at the United Nations in New York. The Global Engagement Summit is the largest annual gathering of UN supporters in the U.S., bringing together over 1,500 …
Engel Elected Chairman of House Committee on Foreign Affairs
WASHINGTON, DC — January 05, 2019 — Yesterday, Congressman Eliot L. Engel was unanimously elected the new chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. With his ascension to the chairmanship, Engel now becomes the top Democratic voice on foreign affairs matters in the House of Representatives. He released the following statement: “I’m honored that my colleagues have unanimously elected me chairman of the …