Eliot Engel actually said...

"The Act has been instrumental in maintaining peace and security across the Taiwan Straits, and in East Asia."

"Next month marks the 35th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act. The act, passed in 1979, is the cornerstone of the relationship between our two nations."

"One of the main obligations of the United States under the Taiwan Relations Act is to make available to Taiwan defensive arms so that Taiwan is able to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability."

"I think it is a moral obligation for the United States to defend Taiwan and to be supportive of Taiwan and to stand with Taiwan."