Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Type: Organization

Name: Senate Foreign Relations Committee

First reported 49 mins ago - Updated 45 mins ago - 2 reports

UPDATE 1-U.S. urges action from Europe to avert prolonged stagnation

WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday called on Europe to act decisively to boost its economy and counter the risk of a protracted stagnation that would undermine economic growth in America."Decisive action is needed now to restart ... [Published CNBC - 45 mins ago]

Entities: Lael Brainard, Stagnation, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, US Department of the Treasury

First reported 56 mins ago - Updated 56 mins ago - 1 reports

Brainard Says Europe Needs Decisive Action Now to Spur Demand

The U.S. Treasury Department’s top international official said European officials deserve credit for restoring financial stability and must shift quickly to spurring domestic demand to avert a prolonged economic slump."Decisive action is needed now to ... [Published BusinessWeek - 56 mins ago]

Entities: Lael Brainard, Action, Stagnation

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 reports

God Bless the USA!!

Recently by : We citizens of the US are represented by the very best of us. The Senate, in particular the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is filled to the brim with humanitarians, deep thinking wise men, and just good folks. Surely, that must be true. ... [Published LewRockwell.com - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Syria, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, United States, Marco Rubio, Karen Kwiatkowski

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 reports

Robert Menendez

Senate Unanimously Backs Pro-Israel Resolution

The United States Senate unanimously backed on Wednesday a pro-Israel resolution calling for U.S. assistance for Israel, should it be forced to attack Iran in self-defense.Senate Resolution 65, introduced by Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and U.S. Sen. ... [Published Israel National News - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Pro-Israel, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Robert Menendez, Attacking Iran, Lindsey Graham

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 1 reports

Ben Cardin

CARDIN PROVISIONS ADD ACCOUNTABILITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTIONS TO SYRIAN TRANSITION SUPPORT ACT

PROTECTIONS TO SYRIAN TRANSITION SUPPORT ACTWashington, DC – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, praised the inclusion of key accountability and human rights safeguards in The Syria Transition Support ... [Published Afro American Newspaper - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Ben Cardin, Human Rights, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Syria, Terrorists

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 18 hours ago - 3 reports

Some Senators Think We Should Arm Rebels in Syria BECAUSE Assad's Opposition Includes Extremists

Credit: VOA News; Scott Bobb reporting from Aleppo, SyriaYesterday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to authorize the arming of some rebels in Syria. The bill passed by the committee would allow the Obama administration to arm elements of ... [Published REASON Online - 22 hours ago]

Entities: Syria, Marco Rubio, Bob Corker, Al-Qaeda-linked

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 22 hours ago - 3 reports

US Senate

US Senate votes to arm Syrian rebels

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 15-3 for legislation that would send arms to “vetted” moderate members of the Syrian opposition.It was the first time US lawmakers have approved such military action in the two-year-old civil war in which more ... [Published London Evening Standard - May 22 2013]

Entities: US Senate, Tom Udall, Senate Foreign Relations Committee

First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 22 hours ago - 1 reports

USIP Expert Testifies Before Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee

Support for credible Afghan elections in 2014 should be the top priority of U.S. Afghanistan policy over the next year, according to Andrew Wilder, director of Afghanistan and Pakistan programs at the U.S. Institute of Peace, who told members of the Senate ... [Published USIP News Releases - 22 hours ago]

Entities: Afghanistan, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, United States, Pakistan

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

United States makes critical decision on Syria

The United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee has accepted a bill proposal... ... [Published Sabah - May 22 2013]

Entities: Syria, United States, Senate Foreign Relations Committee

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Senate Committee Approves Legislation to Arm Syrian Rebels

A key Senate committee on Tuesdayoverwhelmingly approved legislation that calls for the U.S. to provide small arms to moderate Syrian opposition groups fighting strongman Bashar al-Assad, the Wall Street Journal reports.The 15-3 vote by the Senate Foreign ... [Published Israel National News - May 22 2013]

Entities: Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Small Arms, Radical Islam, Bashar al-Assad, Al-Qaeda

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Obama Gets Syria Rebuke

In a bipartisan rebuke of the Obama administration’s Syria policy, almost all the members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted Tuesday to authorize arming moderate elements of the Syrian opposition. Rebel fighters from the Al-Ezz bin Abdul ... [Published Daily Beast - May 22 2013]

Entities: Syria, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Abdul Salam

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Future of Syria cannot include Bashar al-Assad: US

While maintaining its earlier position on Syria, US has said the only outcome that is right for the people of west Asian country is the transition from the Assad era to a post-Assad era and strongly believed that Bashar al-Assad has no place in the country's ... [Published DDI News - May 22 2013]

Entities: Syria, Bashar al-Assad, Jay Carney, Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Quotes

"The focus of the policy debate in Europe must now shift from restoring financial stability to developing a plan to boost demand and employment" Brainard told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee

UPDATE 1-U.S. urges action from Europe to avert prolonged stagnation [Published CNBC - 45 mins ago]

"Three years into the euro-area crisis, the risk of protracted stagnation represents one of the most important challenges to the global economic outlook" she said

U.S. Repeats Call for Europe to Boost Economy, Employment [Published 4 Traders - 49 mins ago]

"U S companies are adversely affected by weak business and consumer demand across Europe" Brainard said...

Brainard Says Europe Needs Decisive Action Now to Spur Demand [Published BusinessWeek - 56 mins ago]

...The memo also includes a note to Steyer from the group's local climate leader, Craig Altemose, encouraging Steyer to "dedicate resources to make sure that climate is on the ballot once again and that politicians learn there is a price to pay for prioritizing oil profits over the people and the planet."

Keystone passes House - Senate considers MacFarlane - Vitter stokes governor buzz [Published Politico - 58 mins ago]

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CARDIN PROVISIONS ADD ACCOUNTABILITY AND HUMAN ... [Published Afro American Newspaper - 18 hours ago]
Sahr MuhammedAlly: A Check on Lethal Aid to Syria [Published Huffington Post - 21 hours ago]
Some Senators Think We Should Arm Rebels in Syr... [Published REASON Online - 22 hours ago]
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Hezbollah Role in Syria Highlights Widening of ... [Published BusinessWeek - May 22 2013]

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House Foreign Affairs Committee approves harsh ... [Published Raw Story - 16 hours ago] Topics: foreign currency reserves ♦ iran sanctions ♦ Nuclear Iran Prevention ActLike Raw Story on FacebookIran could face tightened sanctions within months after a US congressional panel Wednesday adopted a measure targeting the nation’s auto and mining ...
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Obama in the Middle East: Fading Red Lines and ... [Published Foreign Policy BlogsForeign Policy Blogs \| The ... - May 22 2013] A post last month argued that President Obama was fast approaching a defining moment for his foreign policy in view of the mounting evidence that the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria used sarin, a lethal nerve gas, in violation of Mr. Obama’s numerous ...
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Rand Paul and the Menendez-Corker Bill to Arm S... [Published Eunomia - May 22 2013] John Hudson reports on Rand Paul’s reaction to the Foreign Relations Committee’s 15-3 vote to approve the Menendez-Corker Senate legislation that authorizes arming some of the Syrian opposition: Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) blasted members of the Senate ...

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Menendez: "We have fully vetted" Benghazi issue [Published CBS News Online - YouTube - May 16 2013]
Obama Administration Stonewalls American People... [Published Senator Bob Corker - YouTube Channel - May 15 2013]
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Tom Introduces Deborah K. Jones at Senate Forei... [Published Senator Tom Udall - YouTube Channel - May 07 2013]
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Press Releases

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