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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo demanded Chinese Communist Party release Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, who was sentenced to four years in prison this week for her reporting on the ground in Wuhan amid the coronavirus outbreak in early 2020.
The top U.S. diplomat joined a chorus of other officials condemning the Chinese government for silencing Zhang, as the federal government, Congress, and journalists worldwide have presented a host of evidence showing the Chinese government sought to cover up the COVID-19 outbreak and worked to lie about its origin accusations China denies.
By Judy Berger | December 23, 2020
When the 116th Congress adjourns on Jan. 3, Eliot Engel (NY-16), will leave after 32 years in the House of Representatives. First elected in 1988, Engel will be stepping down as chairman of the prestigious House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Discussing his next steps with The Jewish Link, Engel explained, “I haven’t decided; I’m considering a bunch of things and I’m going to use the next weeks to decide what direction I want to go. We have a new administration. As chairman of Foreign Affairs, I know there’s a lot I can contribute.”
While the State Department could potentially utilize his international affairs experience, Engel is also toying with private sector opportunities. “I have spent 32 years in the public sector. It might be fun to branch out into the private sector and see what that is like. I will probably take a couple of weeks off, see what’s available, what people think I should be doing and discuss it with
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The torpedo was Ivanka Trump.
The officers trying to save the ship from the torpedo were Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H.
And the two lawmakers, rather than cave to the attack from the White House, threw out the anchors, absorbed the explosion and watched as the State Department authorization bill was scuttled by the Senate and detached from the bigger annual defense policy bill, just to appease the presidentâs daughter and the White House.
With the billâs drowning, hopes were sunk that maybe, just maybe, this would be the year that lawmakers would finally pass a full State Department authorization bill, which governs Foggy Bottomâs policies, programs and procedures.
The torpedo was Ivanka Trump.
The officers trying to save the ship from the torpedo were Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H.
And the two lawmakers, rather than cave to the attack from the White House, threw out the anchors, absorbed the explosion and watched as the State Department authorization bill was scuttled by the Senate and detached from the bigger annual defense policy bill, just to appease the presidentâs daughter and the White House.
With the billâs drowning, hopes were sunk that maybe, just maybe, this would be the year that lawmakers would finally pass a full State Department authorization bill, which governs Foggy Bottomâs policies, programs and procedures.