Eliot Engel: “This was a disgrace, and we need to keep looking for ways to get this assistance to those who need it.”

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

I particularly want to thank Chairman Engel for his leadership, as well as the whole committee, for making the Caesar Act a reality.

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

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