Congressional Comments
Congressional letter reasserts American pressure on Iran and Russia, support for Israel
AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., walks through the Hall of Columns at the Capitol as House Democratic chairs gather for a meeting with Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., in Washington, Wednesday, March 27, 2019.
An overwhelming bipartisan majority of lawmakers called on President Trump to exert American pressure in Syria, underscoring threats to Israel’s security and U.S. interests if Iranian and Russian influence dominate the region and terrorist groups operate with impunity....