Eliot Engel: “I helped build that caucus from just 12 members to 160 members.”

H. Res. 697 is a strong measure that encourages the continuation of close engagement between the United States and Tibet. I therefore urge Members to support it, and I reserve the balance of my time.

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

I once again thank Mr. Jeffries for authoring this important legislation. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The…

It is now my pleasure to yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Deutch), the author of this important bill and the chair of the Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism.