Eliot Engel: “We have been unable to get the EU on board for stronger, more effective sanctions.”

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

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

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

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