Eliot Engel

All of us agree that the deaths of four brave Americans in Benghazi on September 11th, 2012, were a terrible tragedy.

I would like to commend you for the bipartisan way that you have presided over the committee this year.

If Congress is unwilling to act on the issue, I am very happy the President has decided to act.

I am applauding our committee for finally having a hearing on climate change. I want to say that it is obvious to me and to everyone else the science is undeniable and it is time for us to act.

We also know from experience that government can regulate pollution without hurting the economy.

Is it acceptable for this resolution to confirm what you have already said, and that is that the resolution itself does not add in any way to the powers of the President to put boots on the ground in Syria?

If we do not act, Assad will use chemical weapons many times in the future.

When the President drew that red line, I am not aware of anyone in this room who criticized it or disassociated themselves from that red line.

Our intelligence agencies have assessed with high confidence that these innocent civilians were killed by sarin gas.

The Syria Accountability Act of 2003, which I authored, is the landmark statement of American policy toward Syria.

I don't think that the potential of military force we are considering can be looked upon in a vacuum.

American credibility on the international stage hangs in the balance.

I sent Secretary Kerry amendments the next day, on September 1st.

Before I yield back, I want to thoroughly embarrass my colleague and friend from New York because we found, in our cloakroom, this wonderful picture. This good-looking guy is Charlie Rangel when he was a soldier in Korea. And now you know…

At this time I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Deutch), the ranking member of the Middle East Subcommittee.

At this time, I yield to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings) for the purpose of making a unanimous consent request. (Mr. HASTINGS of Florida asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

It is now my pleasure to yield 1 minute to the Democratic leader, Ms. Pelosi.

At this time, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. Sherman), the ranking member of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism.

It is my pleasure now to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the minority whip, the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer).

We need to resume the practice of passing our authorization bill on a regular basis.

I believe, as you do, that passing this legislation is one of the most important responsibilities of our committee.

We all know the threats and the fact that some 1,600 ballistic missiles are pointed from China toward Taiwan.

I think it is important to note also that Congress passing the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 was very, very critical.

I particularly want to thank also the chairman of our subcommittee. Chairman Chabot and I, we also recently had the privilege of visiting Taiwan and visiting and meeting with President Ma and some of the high officials there of their…

I am frustrated that many States are choosing to hurt their most vulnerable citizens by forgoing the Medicaid expansion.