Eliot Engel: “Fair, free, peaceful elections and peaceful transfers of power are to be admired everywhere in the world.”

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

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.

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