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  • Engel Remarks at Secretary Kerry Foreign Affairs Budget Hearing

    02/25/16
    Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, delivered the following statement prior to Secretary of State John F. Kerry's testimony at a Committee hearing on the Fiscal Year 2017 international affairs budget
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  • Engel Statement on President Obama's FY2017 International Affairs Budget

    02/09/16
    Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement on the release of the President's Fiscal Year 2017 international affairs budget
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  • Rep. Engel Leads the Effort to Support IDEA Funding in Congress

    03/30/15
    "Forty years ago, we made a commitment to our students with special needs that we have not kept, and it's time for us to fix that broken promise," Congressman Engel said. "The comprehensive assessment and support services authorized by IDEA have helped close the academic achievement gap for millions of children, but we are still short-changing these students by not properly funding the initiative. Everyone deserves a quality education, especially those who need a little extra help.
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  • Engel Opening Statement at Foreign Assistance Budget Hearing

    03/17/15
    "I want to thank USAID for its incredible work in responding to the Ebola crisis in West Africa. After a very challenging year, our strategy is working, but the situation remains critical in Sierra Leone and Guinea. We need smart investments in sustainable health care systems. We need to help countries identify and contain infectious diseases. And we need to help people live healthy, productive lives.
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  • Rep. Engel: Latest CBO Report Shows Growth in Health Care Costs Have Slowed Dramatically

    03/16/15
    "Since the ACA was enacted in 2010, we have seen a reduction in cost estimates several times, proving the hysteria surrounding the cost of this legislation was completely unfounded," Congressman Engel said. "Today, the CBO estimates that the cost of the coverage provisions in 2019 will be 33% less than what was originally projected in 2010–a huge savings for taxpayers. Add in the fact that millions of Americans who did not previously have health insurance are now covered, and you have the formula for a winning piece of legislation that can save both money and lives.
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  • Engel Opening Statement at International Affairs Budget Hearing

    02/25/15
    "The Kaiser Family Foundation reported recently that many Americans believe we spend much more on foreign assistance than we actually do. Here are the facts. International affairs totals just over one percent of our federal budget, and foreign aid accounts for less than one percent. With that narrow sliver of the pie, we're keeping Americans safe, strengthening ties around the world, and promoting American leadership abroad. We're getting a pretty good bang for our buck.
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  • Rep. Engel: January Jobs Report Shows Need for Greater Emphasis on Wage Growth

    02/06/15
    "There are things Congress can do right now to improve the wage situation for millions of Americans, the most obvious being voting to increase the Federal minimum wage. Also, we can promote and expand vital tax credits–like the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit–so that people can keep more of what they earn. Every dollar counts, and we as representatives in government can do more to make sure that every working family sees the recovery in their paychecks."
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  • Congressman Engel Applauds President Obama's FY 2016 Budget

    02/03/15
    "I did not vote for the sequester in 2011 because it was bad policy then, just as it remains bad policy today," Congressman Engel said. "The mindless austerity measures taken four years ago have been counterproductive to our economic recovery, limiting its potential by curtailing government spending in research, education, and defense. Our economy has improved drastically in spite of austerity, not because of it. I applaud President Obama for offering a budget that finally ends sequestration, which will allow us to grow the middle-class and put more Americans back to work in the industries that drive innovation."
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  • Engel Statement on The President's International Affairs Budget

    02/02/15
    "Around the world today, the United States faces tremendous challenges, from violent extremism to nuclear proliferation to climate change. The budget released by the President today will help keep the United States safe and provide for strong American leadership. The budget provides dedicated funding to counter ISIS and other terrorist threats; advances our global health priorities, including a continued commitment to fighting HIV/AIDS and Ebola; provides $1 billion to address the root causes of migration from Central America; and includes important assistance to Ukraine and neighboring countries facing Russian pressure. In addition, the President's budget keeps our American diplomats safe by providing $4.8 billion for worldwide security protection.
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  • Rep. Engel: GOP Budget is nothing more than an April Fool's joke

    04/01/14
    Budget will hurt children, seniors and working families
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  • Rep. Engel Praises Obama Budget

    03/04/14
    Washington, D.C. – Congressman Eliot Engel, a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, praised President Obama's proposed budget which he unveiled today.
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  • Engel Statement on Release of the President's FY 2015 International Affairs Budget

    03/04/14
    "These investments are essential to strengthening our national security, building economic prosperity, and protecting the health and safety of all Americans, while demonstrating our moral values and humanitarian principles."
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  • REP. ENGEL ON BUDGET AGREEMENT

    10/17/13
    I congratulate my colleagues on coming to an agreement to reopen the government, and stave off the default crisis. However this is no way to run a government. We cannot lurch from crisis to crisis, holding our economy hostage and shutting down our govern
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  • CONG. ENGEL TO OBAMA: USE 14TH AMENDMENT TO END DEBT CRISIS

    10/09/13
    "President Obama can end our national debt crisis by invoking the 14th Amendment, and instruct the Department of the Treasury to issue whatever instruments are needed to prevent the country from defaulting on our legitimate debts and ruining our economy.
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  • ENGEL: RECKLESS GOP COULD WRECK ECONOMY

    09/30/13
    Washington, DC – Congressman Engel (D-NY-16) issued the following statement in response to House Republican brinksmanship on the looming government shutdown. Rep. Engel is a senior Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the top Democ
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  • REP. ENGEL CRITICIZES HOUSE GOP "PAY CHINA FIRST" AGENDA

    05/09/13
    Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-16) voted against the House GOP Majority's latest attempt to politicize the raising of the federal debt ceiling by voting to pay China first over any domestic expenditures for our infrastructure, our veterans, or our heal
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  • ENGEL RAPS GOP FOR "MOVING THE GOALPOSTS" ON SEQUESTRATION

    09/13/12
    Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-17) criticized House Republicans for trying to weasel out of legislation to cut funds for military and social programs, called a sequestration agreement. The cuts were agreed to as part of the Budget Control Act of 2011, to r
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  • ENGEL SLAMS UNBALANCED APPROACH TO REDUCING THE DEFICIT

    07/18/12
    Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-17) issued the following statement after voting no on legislation related to the sequestration, which was negotiated as part of the Budget Control Act of 2011 to reduce the deficit. The sequestration was designed to be a har
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  • REP. ENGEL – HOUSE REPUBLICANS LIVING IN A "FISCAL FANTASY WORLD"

    03/29/12
    Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-17) rejected the House Republican Leadership budget on Thursday, for the pain it inflicts on low- and middle-income families. The GOP budget proposed cuts for scores of programs affecting working families and low-income comm
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  • REP. ENGEL EARNS PERFECT SCORE ON WOMEN'S ISSUES

    02/16/12
    Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-17) earned a perfect 100 percent score from the American Association of University Women (AAUW) for his voting record in the first session of this Congressional session. Rep. Engel regularly scores high grades from AAUW due
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  • REP. ENGEL STATEMENT ON 2013 BUDGET REQUEST

    02/13/12
    With President Obama releasing his proposed 2013 budget today, Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-17) urged the House Republican Majority to abandon partisan rhetoric and work with the President and House Democrats to create a FY 2013 budget that is fair and e
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  • REP. ENGEL – SUPER COMMITTEE FAILURE NOT A SURPRISE

    11/21/11
    Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-17) expressed disappointment, but no surprise, at the failure of the so-called "super committee" to agree to a debt reduction plan. The committee announced its failure prior to Monday's midnight deadline.
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