Eliot Engel actually said...

"I look forward to working with the Natural Resources Committee as we engage on these issues in the months and years ahead to ensure that we have a good outcome to upcoming negotiations on new Compacts..."

"We must get ahead of the issue, and that is one of the reasons we are holding this hearing."

"The Freely Associated States should not have to choose between inattention from their long-term friends and the debt traps."

"Our relations with the Freely Associated States are a very important part of our overall Indo-Pacific strategy."