I have said it before but it bears repeating: Aid is not a gift. The United States provides foreign assistance because it serves OUR interests.

- Howard Berman

It is wrong to say the U.S. should "not take sides" in the Israeli-Palestinian dispute.

- Howard Berman

Even before I was a Democrat, I was a Zionist.

- Howard Berman

American foreign policy has been - and must continue to be - based on unequivocal support for Israel's right to exist and to be free from terror.

- Howard Berman

How much greater would their contributions to the U.S. economy be if U.S. copyright owners could access foreign markets otherwise dominated by pirate…

- Howard Berman

The atmosphere is different in Congress after September 11. Terrorism is no longer an abstract issue, but a real, tangible threat.

- Howard Berman

Iran has a dismal record on human rights.

- Howard Berman

The focus should not be on talking. Talk is cheap. It must be on action.

- Howard Berman

It is longstanding U.S. policy that we will talk to the Iranians anytime, anywhere, on any subject, with no preconditions. So far, they have not take…

- Howard Berman