Eliot Engel actually said...

"I want to emphasize that Ukraine's future is for Ukrainians alone to decide."

"If this is no longer the case and Russia is now an adversary, not a partner, it changes the whole equation."

"It is absolutely imperative that we reassure the other countries in the surrounding region."

"I have been long in favor of closing it because of a number of difficulties that we have had with it."