WESTERN HEMISPHERE SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRWOMAN SALAZAR DELIVERS OPENING REMARKS AT HEARING ON A NEW BEGINNING FOR COLOMBIA

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman issued the following statement:

Watch Here WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Chairwoman Maria Salazar delivered opening remarks at a hearing titled "A New Beginning for Colombia." -Remarks-On June 21st, the Colombian people chose a new President, ushering in what many hope will be a new dawn for that country. They placed their trust in someone who came from outside the traditional political elite, who built a new movement which had little connection to the old political structures and was largely unknown to most Colombians until recently.Yet, they embraced his vision because he spoke to something universal, prosperity...