Eliot Engel actually said...

"we believe it is very important to stand up to Russian malign influence"

"I think many of us knew at that moment 6 years ago that things were about to spiral out of control with respect to what was going on in Syria."

"It is a good, commonsense bill, and I am grateful to the chairman for bringing it forward, and I thank Ms. Frankel, as well."

"This bill is a step toward regaining leverage and imposing accountability for Assad's flagrant violations of international norms and human decency."