Eliot Engel: “I think this administration's withdrawal from America's traditional leadership role has left a power vacuum around the…”

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

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.

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.