Eliot Engel actually said...

"It just seems to me it's not very wise to risk alienating our traditional allies and friends including Egypt, Israel and the Gulf States."

"I really think it's like cutting off your nose to spite your face."

"Morsi famously promised to rule for all Egyptians but upon taking office he failed to uphold basic democratic values."

"For the time being, the Egyptian military's recent removal of President Morsi has replaced one autocratic government with another."