Eliot Engel

Events in Ukraine over the past few weeks have brought discussions about the future of American energy.

Taiwan is a flourishing, multi-party democracy of over 20 million people with a vibrant free market economy.

The Act has been instrumental in maintaining peace and security across the Taiwan Straits, and in East Asia.

If Burma truly seeks to rejoin the international community then it must abide by the human rights principles of equality and human dignity.

I want to commend Mr. Poe. I support his amendment. I think it's important.

This legislation stands up to that and says there is bad faith by Russia.

I think you are right on the money with that one, absolutely.

I don't believe that every separatist movement claiming some kind of referendum should be allowed to form either an independent country or to be part of a power grab.

I disagree with him tremendously in trying to say that there is any kind of analogy between what happened in Crimea and what happened in Kosovo.

I think that Russia needs to understand that we are going to boost Ukraine so that ultimately the Russian aggression will prove a detriment to what they think they have done rather than give them a plus because of the stealing of territory…

President Putin's invasion of Crimea is a blatant violation of international law and also of Russia's commitments to its neighbor.

I am very pleased to be the lead Democratic co-sponsor of this legislation and I want to commend you for once again working with us in a bipartisan way.

It really just irritates me that we make a decision like this, which has an adverse impact on our friend Taiwan.

I am concerned about Taiwan being able to maintain its fleet of F-16s.

I think it is a moral obligation for the United States to defend Taiwan and to be supportive of Taiwan and to stand with Taiwan.

I encourage the administration to work closely with Congress in meeting our obligations under the Taiwan Relations Act and to provide Taiwan with the defensive weapons it requires.

One of the main obligations of the United States under the Taiwan Relations Act is to make available to Taiwan defensive arms so that Taiwan is able to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability.

I am proud to be a lead sponsor with you, Mr. Chairman, on H. Res. 494, which reaffirms the importance and relevance of the Taiwan Relations Act 3 decades after its adoption.

Next month marks the 35th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act. The act, passed in 1979, is the cornerstone of the relationship between our two nations.

I am a big supporter of Taiwan and have traveled there many times, most recently with you last year on your first codel as chairman.

The investment that the American people made in Taiwan has more than paid off.

I strongly urge the administration to support Taiwan's inclusion in TPP.

Taiwan has finally been able to have a seat at ICAO for the first time since 1976.

We need to do more here in the United States.

It just makes no sense to me whatsoever.