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President’s Obama State of the Union address
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 20, 2015 Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery State of the Union Address
Gus Bilirakis and Ted Deutch Condemn Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan
Washington, D.C. – Representatives Gus Bilirakis and Ted Deutch, Co-Chairs of the Congressional Hellenic Israel Alliance condemned Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s comments made in recent days concerning Israel’s military response to continued rocket attacks from the Hamas terrorist organization:
Top US Policymakers Call For End To 40 Year Division of Cyprus
WASHINGTON, DC, July 18, 2014 – On the eve of the 40th commemoration of the July 20 invasion, occupation and division of Cyprus, the foreign policy leadership of the US Congress and a large block of its most influential members called on Turkey to end its occupation and on the US Government to strongly support […]
Menendez, Royce Letter to President Obama on Cyprus
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, wrote President Obama urging the Administration to increase attention to the goal of reunifying Cyprus.
Readout of the President’s Meeting with the House Democratic Caucus
Today, the President met with the House Democratic Caucus at the White House. The meeting lasted over an hour. The President thanked the House Democrats for their support of the clean, short-term continuing resolution that would re-open the government and end the unnecessary pain this shutdown is causing families across the country.
Readout of Briefing for Congressional Leaders on the Assad Regime’s Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria
Following on the President’s calls with House and Senate leaders over the last day, and building on extensive Cabinet Member outreach to Congress over the past week, this evening Senior Administration Officials held an unclassified phone call with congressional leaders and the Chairs and Ranking Members of national security committees to brief them on the […]
72 Members of Congress Urge State Department to Prioritize Release of Kidnapped Archbishops in Syria
Washington, DC – 72 Members of Congress, led by Representatives Brad Sherman (D-CA), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), John Sarbanes (D-MD), Trent Franks (R-AZ), and Mike Pompeo (R-KS), urged the State Department to prioritize the release of two kidnapped Archbishops in a letter to Secretary Kerry.
Τροποποίηση νόμου ανοίγει το δρόμο της Αμερικής σε Ελληνες και Κύπριους υπηκόους
Ευκαιρίες σε άνεργους νέους Έλληνες υπηκόους να εργαστούν για διάστημα ενός έτους ανοίγει πρόνοια της νέας αμερικανικής μεταναστευτικής νομοθεσίας, που αυτή τη στιγμή συζητείται στην αρμόδια επιτροπή της Γερουσίας. Βάσει τροπολογίας που κατέθεσε ο Γερουσιαστής Νέας Υόρκης Τσαρλς Σούμερ και υποστήριξε ο επικεφαλής των Ρεπουμπλικανών Lindsey Graham, δίνεται η δυνατότητα να έλθουν για εργασία στις […]