The most recent press release, "Senators Menendez, Durbin, Portman Lead Letter Urging Biden Administration to Designate Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status," was submitted on Feb. 28.
The U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations published 31 press releases the month before, marking a 71 percent increase for the current month.
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Press releases by the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in February
| Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Senators Menendez, Durbin, Portman Lead Letter Urging Biden Administration to Designate Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status | 02/28/2022 |
| Sens. Jim Risch and Rick Scott to Leader Schumer: We Must Delay Postal Bill, Prioritize Support for Ukraine, Holding Russia Accountable Upon Senate’s Return | 02/26/2022 |
| Chairman Menendez Statement on U.S., European Announcement to Further Isolate Russian Financial System and Provide Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine | 02/26/2022 |
| Risch: Putin is a Madman – the NYET Act Must be Taken Up and Passed | 02/24/2022 |
| SFRC Chairman Menendez Statement on Russia’s Attack on Ukraine | 02/24/2022 |
| Chairman Menendez Statement on Latest Round of Russia Sanctions | 02/24/2022 |
| Risch on Administration’s Decision to Sanction Nord Stream 2 | 02/23/2022 |
| Risch Statement on Russian Invasion of Ukraine | 02/23/2022 |
| SFRC Chairman Menendez, President of Ecuador Guillermo Lasso Hold Press Conference on Future of U.S.-Ecuador Relationship | 02/23/2022 |
| Chairman Menendez on CNN: “The United States has to make it very clear to Putin that the consequences begin now” | 02/22/2022 |
| Risch: Recognition of “Republics” is Tantamount to Invasion—Sanction Putin Now | 02/21/2022 |
| Chairman Menendez Statement on President Putin’s Latest Assault on Ukraine’s Sovereignty | 02/21/2022 |
| Risch, Inhofe, Rogers, McCaul Warn Biden Against Weakening U.S. Nuclear Posture as Putin Conducts Nuclear Exercises | 02/19/2022 |
| Risch in Daily Maverick: The U.S. and Europe Must Work Together with Africa | 02/19/2022 |
| Joint Statement from the Chairs of the Foreign Affairs Committees of the G7 Member States on Russia-Ukraine | 02/19/2022 |
| Risch on Senate Passage of Resolution Supporting Ukraine Against Russian Aggression | 02/18/2022 |
| Risch Joins Shaheen, Portman, Colleagues in Reaffirming Bipartisan Support for Ukraine, Introducing New Resolution in Support of Democratic Partners | 02/17/2022 |
| Risch, Thune Lead Effort to Release Afghanistan Dissent Cable | 02/17/2022 |
| Chairman Menendez on MSNBC: “It seems that Vladimir Putin is headed towards conflict instead of diplomacy” | 02/17/2022 |
| Menendez, Shaheen, Portman Reaffirm Bipartisan Support for Ukraine, Lead New Resolution in Support of Democratic Partners | 02/17/2022 |
| Risch, Menendez, Cassidy Introduce Legislation to Mitigate Risks of El Salvador’s Adoption of Bitcoin | 02/16/2022 |
| Ranking Member Risch Opening Statement at Hearing on Reinvigorating U.S.-Colombia Relations | 02/16/2022 |
| Risch on PBS: If Putin Invades, There Will Be Severe Consequences | 02/16/2022 |
| In Op-Ed, Chairman Menendez Announces Major Legislative Initiative to Reinvigorate U.S.-Colombia Relations | 02/16/2022 |
| Chairman Menendez Opening Remarks at Full Committee Hearing: “Reinvigorating U.S.-Colombia Relations” | 02/16/2022 |
| Chairman Menendez Remarks at Cornell University Panel on Migration in the Age of Pandemics | 02/16/2022 |
| Risch Leads Majority of Republican Colleagues in Introducing Russia Sanctions Legislation | 02/15/2022 |
| Risch, Menendez, Schumer, McConnell, Reed, Inhofe, Warner, Rubio Message of Solidarity with the People of Ukraine | 02/15/2022 |
| Menendez, Schumer, McConnell, Durbin, Thune, Reed, Inhofe, Brown, Toomey, Risch, Warner, Rubio Message Of Solidarity With The People Of Ukraine | 02/15/2022 |
| Chairman Menendez Blasts Senate Republicans’ Partisan Posturing as Russian re-invasion of Ukraine Looms | 02/15/2022 |
| Risch on CNN Regarding Russian Aggression on Ukraine’s Border | 02/14/2022 |
| Risch, Menendez on New U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy | 02/14/2022 |
| Menendez, Risch on New U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy | 02/14/2022 |
| Senators Menendez and Graham Introduce New Resolution In Support of Establishing a Regional Nuclear Fuel Bank to Avoid Arms Race in the Middle East | 02/11/2022 |
| Risch on Army Investigation into Afghanistan Withdrawal | 02/08/2022 |
| Risch Joins Cruz and 31 Colleagues in Letter to President Biden, Commits to Blocking Implementation of Any Iran Deal Not Submitted to Congress for Approval | 02/08/2022 |
| **ICYMI** Chairman Menendez Defends Statements Condemning GOP Senator’s January 6th Comments | 02/08/2022 |
| Risch, Menendez, Kaine and Rubio Unveil New Legislation to Bolster U.S.-Ecuador Relationship | 02/07/2022 |
| Menendez, Risch, Kaine, Rubio Unveil New Legislation to Bolster U.S.-Ecuador Relationship | 02/07/2022 |
| Risch Announces #CCPrisoners Campaign | 02/04/2022 |
| Menendez, Rubio, Curtis, Pappas Introduce Legislation to Rename Taiwan's De Facto Diplomatic Outpost | 02/04/2022 |
| Chairman Menendez Statement on Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics | 02/04/2022 |
| Risch Publishes Report on Biden Administration’s Strategic Failures During Afghanistan Withdrawal | 02/03/2022 |
| Chairman Menendez Officially Requests Narcotics Kingpin Designation for Honduran Ex-President Juan Orlando Hernandez | 02/03/2022 |
| ICYMI: On MSNBC with Hallie Jackson, Chairman Menendez Talks Latest on Bipartisan Negotiations for Comprehensive Russia Sanctions Bill, U.S. Raid in Syria, Other Foreign Policy News of the Day | 02/03/2022 |
| Lead Sponsors of Save Our Seas 2.0 Act Call for Increased Consultation with Congress as the Biden Administration Seeks New Global Agreement to Combat Ocean Plastic Pollution | 02/03/2022 |
| ICYMI: SFRC Chairman Menendez Delivers Floor Remarks in Support of Critical Foreign Policy Nominees | 02/03/2022 |
| Risch on Biden Administration’s Continued Refusal to Provide Fulsome Answers on Afghanistan | 02/02/2022 |
| Risch, McCaul Express Concern over Biden Administration’s Engagement in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt Energy Deals | 02/01/2022 |
| Ranking Member Risch Opening Statement at Hearing on Sudan's Imperiled Transition: U.S. Policy in the Wake of the October 25th Coup | 02/01/2022 |
| Chairman Menendez Condemns Amnesty International’s Misguided Charges of Apartheid against Israel | 02/01/2022 |
| Chairman Menendez: We Cannot Allow Iran to Threaten Us into a Bad Deal or an Interim Agreement that Allows it to Continue Building its Nuclear Capacity | 02/01/2022 |
| Chairman Menendez Opening Remarks at Full Committee Hearing on U.S. Policy Toward Sudan in the Wake of the October 25th Coup | 02/01/2022 |
