Eliot Engel: “I am deeply concerned by the 6-week delay announced earlier this month by the elected commission.”

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

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

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.

This legislation could go a long way toward putting Burma back on the path toward democracy.