Eliot Engel: “Today, we have a chance to ensure that this population, these survivors who made it through the darkest time in history…”

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

I particularly want to thank Chairman Engel for his leadership, as well as the whole committee, for making the Caesar Act a reality.

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.

We like to say that the Foreign Affairs Committee... is the most bipartisan committee in Congress.