Eliot Engel: “We stand with you, and we hope that the Syrian people will soon be free of this scourge from Assad.”

This legislation, passed into law last December, mandates the most sweeping sanctions on Assad's enablers.

I know Mr. Meeks very well and I know that he will do an excellent job--an excellent job--as chairman.

Why have there been no designations by us of Russian companies and individuals who are so clearly and shamelessly giving Assad a lifeline?

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