Eliot Engel: “Now is the time to reaffirm the importance we place on the U.S.-Israel relationship.”

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

This coup is a blatant violation of the rights of the Burmese people.

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.

I introduced the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act several years ago as a response to what we saw in this room.