Eliot Engel: “It has been 15 years since Congress sent a State Department authorization to the President.”

We will continue to call out and hold accountable those who undermine the Dayton Peace Agreement or threaten the country's sovereignty, territorial integrity, and multi-ethnic character.

H. Res. 697 is a strong measure that encourages the continuation of close engagement between the United States and Tibet. I reserve the balance of my time.

Congress must be part of the solution.

I want to once again thank Mr. Deutch and Mr. Wilson for their hard work in authorizing this measure. I want to thank Mr. Deutch for his kind words. We have worked very closely together through the years on the Foreign Affairs Committee…