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April 24, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 24, 2019)House Democracy Partnership (HDP) Chairman David Price (D-NC) and Co-Chair Vern Buchanan (R-FL) issued the following statement after returning from a bipartisan congressional delegation visit to Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia and Moldova. Following the visit, Chairman Price and Co-Chair Buchanan offered their reflections:

February 14, 2019

Washington, DC (February 13, 2019) – Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy named Chairman David Price (D-NC) and Co-Chair Vern Buchanan (R-FL) to lead the House Democracy Partnership (HDP) for the 116th Congress. HDP is a bipartisan, twenty-member commission of the U.S. House of Representatives that works directly with the legislatures of partner countries around the world to support the development of effective, independent, and responsive legislative institutions.

July 17, 2017

Washington, DC - Congressman Peter Roskam (R-IL) and Congressman David Price (D-NC), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Democracy Partnership (HDP), convened senior foreign policy leaders to discuss how to alter the recent trend among some emerging democratic countries toward autocracy. The bipartisan and elite group of foreign policy experts were unanimous that elected legislatures, when they are stable and transparent, are one of the most powerful means to stem that tide. Participants noted:

April 6, 2017

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Representatives Peter J. Roskam (R-IL) and David Price (D-NC), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Democracy Partnership (HDP), are pleased to announce the members of HDP for the 115th Congress.

Chairman Roskam released the following statement:

December 21, 2016

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives Peter J. Roskam (R-IL) and David Price (D-NC), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Democracy Partnership (HDP), applaud 25 years of partnership between the United States and the Kyrgyz Republic. A quarter century ago, the United States was one of the first countries to recognize an independent Kyrgyz Republic and the partnership with this bright light of democracy continues today. The House Democracy Partnership of the U.S.

December 9, 2016

Originally Published in The Hill by Chairman Peter Roskam and Ranking Member David Price.

December 5, 2016

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives Peter J.

October 20, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC— Chairman Peter Roskam (R-IL) and Ranking Member David Price (D-NC) released the following statement about H.Res. 348, a resolution supporting the right of the people of Ukraine to freely elect their government and determine their future.

October 20, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Chairman Peter Roskam (R-IL) and Ranking Member David Price (D-NC) of the House Democracy Partnership released a statement congratulating the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet for winning the Nobel Peace Prize. The House Democracy Partnership (HDP) is a bipartisan coalition of Members of Congress who provide parliamentary support in young democracies around the world. Ranking Member Price served as an international election monitor during the Tunisian presidential election last December.

September 29, 2016

Congressman Peter Roskam (R-IL) and Congressman David Price (D-NC), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Democracy Partnership (HDP), hosted Nobel Laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in the Capitol to meet with Congressional HDP members and to attend a reception with congressional leaders and guests from the international community.