Eliot Engel: “I have been long in favor of closing it because of a number of difficulties that we have had with it.”

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

We like to say that the Foreign Affairs Committee... is the most bipartisan committee in Congress.

The citizens of the Western Balkans want a better future for their children, stronger and transparent democracy, accountable governments, and greater economic prosperity and security.

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.