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The Foreign Affairs Committee is currently holding a hearing, “Iraqi Benchmarks: An Objective Assessment.” David M. Walker, head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office as Comptroller General of the United States, will testify. Watch the hearing live >> Chairman Tom Lantos gives… Continue

With the House nearing debate on the Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act (CHAMP), the House has passed several important pieces of legislation by wide bipartisan margins in just the last few hours. Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which passed 225-199. See… Continue

The Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight are currently holding a joint hearing, “Reconstruction in Iraq's Oil Sector: Running on Empty?” Watch the hearing live via committee webcast or on C Span… Continue

The Foreign Affairs Committee is currently holding a hearing, “Iraq: Is the Escalation Working?” Witnesses will include Major General John Batiste, USA, Retired; Mr. Anthony H. Cordesman, Arleigh A. Burke Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; and Frederick W…. Continue

“‘The bipartisan State-Foreign Operations Appropriations bill provides a new direction for our foreign assistance initiatives that will help defend our country, preserve our planet, and express the compassion of the American people for those that suffer from hunger, disease and extreme poverty.”

The Committee on Foreign Affairs is currently hosting the first-ever open meeting between the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on International Affairs of the Duma, the legislature of the Russian Federation. The joint session will mark the third in the… Continue

Pelosi Says Congress Will Pass a China Currency Bill (Update1) Mark Drajem, Bloomberg – June 14, 2007 The U.S. Congress will pass a measure to prod China to raise the value of its currency after the U.S. Treasury’s refusal to label the… Continue

“‘The President’s decision to impose tougher economic sanctions on Sudan was the right one. The Bashir government has made it clear by its actions that it only responds to pressure, and it is up to the international community to apply the kind of pressure that will end the violence in Darfur.”

The President's decision to impose tougher economic sanctions on Sudan was the right one. The Bashir government has made it clear by its actions that it only responds to pressure, and it is up to the international community to apply the kind… Continue

“‘I was pleased to welcome Madam Vice Premier Wu Yi and the Chinese delegation to the Capitol this afternoon. In light of the significance of the U.S.-China relationship, we have a responsibility to work together to build a brighter future for the people of our two countries – economically, politically, diplomatically, culturally, in every way.”