Eliot Engel actually said...

"I encourage the administration to work closely with Congress in meeting our obligations under the Taiwan Relations Act and to provide Taiwan with the defensive weapons it requires."

"It really just irritates me that we make a decision like this, which has an adverse impact on our friend Taiwan."

"One of the main obligations of the United States under the Taiwan Relations Act is to make available to Taiwan defensive arms so that Taiwan is able to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability."

"I think it is a moral obligation for the United States to defend Taiwan and to be supportive of Taiwan and to stand with Taiwan."