Eliot Engel: “I rise in strong support of the en bloc amendment and I would like to briefly discuss a few of the bills.”

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

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

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

I think that is scandalous and I think it, frankly, undermines whatever policy we are pursuing in Syria.