Eliot Engel

We will continue to call out and hold accountable those who undermine the Dayton Peace Agreement or threaten the country's sovereignty, territorial integrity, and multi-ethnic character.

This legislation could go a long way toward putting Burma back on the path toward democracy.

This coup is a blatant violation of the rights of the Burmese people.

Self-government is not some sort of temporary arrangement or gift from the military, it's a right that's owed to the people of Burma.

I know Mr. Meeks very well and I know that he will do an excellent job--an excellent job--as chairman.

Why have there been no designations by us of Russian companies and individuals who are so clearly and shamelessly giving Assad a lifeline?

This legislation, passed into law last December, mandates the most sweeping sanctions on Assad's enablers.

I introduced the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act several years ago as a response to what we saw in this room.

I particularly want to thank Chairman Engel for his leadership, as well as the whole committee, for making the Caesar Act a reality.

I think that is scandalous and I think it, frankly, undermines whatever policy we are pursuing in Syria.

We like to say that the Foreign Affairs Committee... is the most bipartisan committee in Congress.

I hope that my family's story demonstrates that we cannot turn our backs on victims of persecution...

American is a haven for the oppressed.

Congress must be part of the solution.

The Caesar Act imposes the most sweeping sanctions on the Syrian regime and its backers since the start of the civil war.

Enough! There has been too much suffering, too many lives lost, and far, far too little done to stop the carnage.

Thank you for everything you do.

As you can see, there is bipartisan support for this. As Americans, we have an absolute stake in what goes on in China and Hong Kong. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Malinowski), the author of this…

H. Res. 189 is a very important resolution. I support it and encourage my colleagues to do so as well. I think that both sides of the aisle understand how important this is, and it is good to see us working together. Mr. Speaker, I yield…

I thank the ranking member, and I thank him for his kind words.

It is now my pleasure to yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Deutch), the author of this important bill and the chair of the Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism.

H. Res. 697 is a strong measure that encourages the continuation of close engagement between the United States and Tibet. I reserve the balance of my time.

H. Res. 697 is a strong measure that encourages the continuation of close engagement between the United States and Tibet. I therefore urge Members to support it, and I reserve the balance of my time.

I want to again thank the ranking member. I thank the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Yoho) for joining with me to introduce this measure condemning Beijing's violations of international law and attacks on Hong Kong's democratic freedoms. It…