Ed Royce: “We can't have dialogue forever, Mr. Secretary.”

These efforts build on previous U.S. sanctions as well as those by Canada, the European Union, and Switzerland.

I would like to thank Mr. Engel of New York for his friendship for over 20 years on the committee, but also for his shared leadership over the last 6 years on this committee. I would also like to thank him for his commitment over the years…

The power and influence they wielded had few peers.

The Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, which was authored by myself and Mr. Eliot Engel, empowered the administration with some of the most potent weapons yet.