“I am glad to see Vladimir Kara-Murza is recovering physically and his spirit remains as strong as ever. His commitment to establishing democracy and freedom in Russia is truly unshakeable.”
During the meeting Chairman Royce insisted that if the U.S. and Vietnam are to build a stronger relationship, the Vietnamese government must honor the basic human rights of the Vietnamese people.
By creating a business environment that encourages entrepreneurialism and provides companies with certainty, Egypt could begin to grow its economy and create jobs for the Egyptian people.
It is time for us to ramp up the pressure. That is why I am supporting these measures today, which urge the State Department to re-list North Korea as a state sponsor of terror and condemn North Korea’s development of an ICBM. By passing these measures, we are taking important steps to push back against North Korea’s dangerous ambitions.”
Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), passed three bipartisan measures to address urgent threats posed by North Korea’s Kim Jong Un regime. Specifically, these measures enhance North Korea sanctions, condemn its ICBM development, and urge the State Department to designate North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism.
“Today’s legislation rightly focuses on the rising threats facing Jewish communities across Europe. We know what horrors occurred when the world failed to proactively and forcefully oppose anti-Semitism. Free societies cannot stand by, they must work to put an end to this wave of criminal hate. And this bill reaffirms the U.S. commitment to combating anti-Semitism.”