Eliot Engel: “I would like to know that if we are taking the risk we get the benefit and that the oil isn't simply going to come down…”

Self-government is not some sort of temporary arrangement or gift from the military, it's a right that's owed to the people of Burma.

The citizens of the Western Balkans want a better future for their children, stronger and transparent democracy, accountable governments, and greater economic prosperity and security.

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.