U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs

May 25, 2012

E-2 Visa Legislation clears Senate tonight, heading for signature by the President

Berman: “This bill sends enterprising Israeli investors a clear and unambiguous message: The United States is open for business ... The expansion of Israeli enterprises here will result in job creation for American workers."

May 23, 2012

Bennet introduces companion legislation to Berman’s H.R. 3288 offered in November; both bills seek to restore America’s global competitiveness in high-tech satellite technology while protecting vital U.S. national security interests

U.S. Rep. Howard Berman, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, welcomed legislation introduced by Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) that will help create new jobs in the San Fernando Valley while safeguarding U.S. national security interests.

May 23, 2012

Congressman Howard L. Berman, the top Democrat on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Chairman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) sent a letter to International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Dr. Jacques Rogge, in response to IOC’s decision not to honor the 11 Israeli Olympians who were taken hostage and killed by Palestinian violent extremists at the 1972 Games in Munich with a minute-long moment of silence at the 2012 Olympic Games.

May 17, 2012

Berman: “Treating commercial satellites and components as if they were lethal weapons, regardless of whether they’re going to friend or foe, has gravely harmed American space manufacturers … We depend on these manufacturers for our own critical defense needs; if onerous restrictions prevent them from competing in the international marketplace, then they can’t innovate and ultimately cannot survive.”

May 17, 2012

Berman: “Iran must never be allowed to achieve a nuclear-weapons capability, and its nuclear-weapons program must end once and for all.”

U.S. Rep. Howard L. Berman, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, spoke out in strong support of a Congressional Resolution he co-authored that passed the House of Representatives opposing Iran’s efforts to acquire a nuclear weapons capability.

May 17, 2012

Berman: “At every turn -- Democrats and Republicans, this Administration and the Netanyahu government -- we all have walked in lockstep to achieve these results together. Security for Israel and defense of the Jewish homeland is not a partisan political issue; it's an American imperative.”

Rep Howard Berman issued the statement below regarding Secretary Panetta’s announcement that the Pentagon will immediately provide $70 million required by Israel for the Iron Dome system this fiscal year.

May 17, 2012

May 15, 2012

The Ambassador James R. Lilley and Congressman Stephen J. Solarz North Korea Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2012 extends the 2004 and 2008 Acts

The bipartisan North Korea Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2012 introduced by U.S. Rep. Howard Berman, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, passed the U.S. House of Representatives today.

May 10, 2012

U.S. Rep. Howard L. Berman (D-CA), the Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, submitted the below remarks to be entered into the record for today’s Financial Services Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade hearing, “The Costs and Consequences of Dodd-Frank Section 1502: Impacts on America and the Congo.”

May 9, 2012

Berman: “Iron Dome is an Israeli necessity, American priority, and a strategic imperative that is a fundamental game changer saving innocent Israeli lives.”

U.S. Rep. Howard L. Berman, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement in support of the United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012.