Eliot Engel: “We cannot back away from this responsibility because the cost of failure in this case is just too great.”

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.

We will continue to call out and hold accountable those who undermine the Dayton Peace Agreement or threaten the country's sovereignty, territorial integrity, and multi-ethnic character.

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