Christopher Shays: “We need to engage the world community, particularly Russia, to persuade Assad to give up his chemical weapons.”

I would love to, if you wouldn't mind, just point out that what we have done in this legislation is that when the bill passes, it will take 2 years to be implemented so that as we vote out the legislation with whatever changes are in…

We have to draft legislation that we think is as accurate as can be, and then we present it to those who would be impacted: Employers, government individuals, and say tell us how it impacts your life. I have committee meetings, and I had…

We sent a message years ago when we turned our back on the Shah of Iran, for whatever reason.

I believe President Obama can rise to the occasion, seize this opportunity, avoid the use of military force and help restore our Nation's leadership.