Eliot Engel: “This budget request was dead the moment it arrived on Capitol Hill.”

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.

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

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.