Eliot Engel actually said...

Iran... they are the principle threat to peace and stability at this time, the leading supporter of terrorism around the world.

This bill will certainly help us accomplish the first by tightening the financial noose around Assad's neck.

We want to make sure that our actions in this body, to the extent possible, provide incentives for democratic forces, not discourage them.

I will be offering an amendment that will call for Bashar al-Assad and senior regime officials to be referred to an international tribunal.