Eliot Engel actually said...

"I don't believe that this civil war can be won with only humanitarian assistance and diplomacy."

"It is clear to me that Iran is buying time as their nuclear program advances."

"I would like to know that if we are taking the risk we get the benefit and that the oil isn't simply going to come down the pipeline, be refined in Texas, and get exported to China."

"I have a lot of environmental concerns but I also have concerns about energy independence."