Foreign Policy

“As Maykel and Luis Manuel’s sponsor and principal advocate in Congress, I encourage you to join me…to ensure that their sacrifice on behalf of Patria y Vida – fatherland and life – was not made in vain.” Read more »

We are grateful that members of the Foreign Affairs Committee share our outrage regarding the Maduro regime’s renewed assault on democracy in Venezuela and stand in solidarity with the Venezuelan people, who continue to suffer under the boot of the dictatorship. Read more »

We condemn the rape, sexual mutilation, and gender-based violence employed by Hamas terrorists on October 7th against innocent people in Israel and the continued threat against the remaining hostages in Gaza. Read more »

We are deeply concerned by reports that the Maduro regime has ordered the United Nations human rights office to suspend its operations and leave the country, based on spurious accusations that it works on behalf of 'coup plotters and terrorist groups.’ This is simply the latest assault on democracy, after the Maduro regime reinstated its ban on opposition leader María Corina Machado's presidential candidacy and forcefully disappeared several pro-democracy organizers and human rights defenders. Read more »

We cannot give an inch to those who would overlook sexual violence specifically against Jews, because they are the heirs to the darkest moments in our history. Today we helped lift that silence and confronted the hate that feeds it. Read more »

I commend President Biden for swiftly reinstating strict sanctions on the profit centers of this corrupt Venezuelan regime and enforcing the Barbados Agreement, which stipulates that U.S. sanctions snap back if Maduro fails to provide a free and fair election. Read more »

Jackie Nespral sits down with Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Shultz to discuss her eight-day trip to the Middle East. Read more »

The United States offered Maduro one last chance to hold free and fair elections against his opponent, who received over 90 percent of her primary vote. It’s clear Maduro has no plans to put his record of trashing human rights, jailing opponents, and undermining democracy on the ballot. Read more »

“We hope that the strong bipartisan and stakeholder support for the President's plan to reverse the spread of hatred will be reflected in our nation’s budget.…Congress must step up and deliver funding to support the American Jewish community.” Read more »

This ‘laddered CR’ proposal is yet another spending bill driven by the extremist, irresponsible House Freedom Caucus, and one that recklessly opens the door to a double whammy shutdown and is intended to hold vital funding hostage to fulfill extreme Republican funding goals. Read more »