Eliot Engel: “We can't avoid the hard questions or avoid discussions simply because they are difficult conversations to have.”

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.

I introduced the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act several years ago as a response to what we saw in this room.

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