Eliot Engel: “I want to thank Mr. Deutch for offering this measure and for his hard work on trying to bring Mr. Levinson home.”

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

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

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.