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Eliot Engel
@eliotengel· Democratic · NY· Oct 22, 2019

What followed was completely predictable for anyone who's paid attention to the Middle East--a brutal campaign of violence against the Syrian Kurds.

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Eliot Engel
@eliotengel· Democratic · NY· Oct 22, 2019

It is safe to say ISIS is celebrating President Trump's foreign policy right now.

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Eliot Engel
@eliotengel· Democratic · NY· Oct 22, 2019

He likes to play the part of the fireman when really he is the arsonist who started the fire in the first place.

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Eliot Engel
@eliotengel· Democratic · NY· Oct 22, 2019

I think what happened here with the removal of American troops is catastrophic. Absolutely catastrophic.

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Eliot Engel
@eliotengel· Democratic · NY· Oct 22, 2019

I am just sick over it and I think that is why we got this strong bipartisan resolution in the Congress condemning it.

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Eliot Engel
@eliotengel· Democratic · NY· Oct 22, 2019

I think that the Congress, frankly, has been negligent in its time for several years under administrations, both Democratic and Republican.

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Eliot Engel
@eliotengel· Democratic · NY· Oct 22, 2019

Let me express my frustration again that Congress was not a part of that discussion.

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Eliot Engel
@eliotengel· Democratic · NY· Oct 22, 2019

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself as much time as I may consume for the purpose of closing. Mr. Speaker, this is a good measure to seek justice for this senseless murder of three innocent American citizens, three innocent New Yorkers. We cannot…

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Eliot Engel
@eliotengel· Democratic · NY· Oct 22, 2019

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself as much time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I want to start by thanking Mr. Zeldin for authoring this resolution. This measure is one particularly close to my heart. In my career in Congress, I have had long…

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Eliot Engel
@eliotengel· Democratic · NY· Oct 22, 2019

This is the worst example I have seen of what I call this Administration's fly by the seat of your pants foreign policy.

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Eliot Engel
@eliotengel· Democratic · NY· Oct 22, 2019

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, as we stand here on the House floor, an American citizen is being wrongfully held in a Russian prison without trial, without any evidence of his supposed crime, denied…

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Eliot Engel
@eliotengel· Democratic · NY· Oct 22, 2019

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H. Res. 552. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…

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Eliot Engel
@eliotengel· Democratic · NY· Oct 22, 2019

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 552) calling on the Government of the Russian Federation to provide evidence of wrongdoing or to release United States citizen Paul Whelan. The Clerk read the…

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Eliot Engel
@eliotengel· Democratic · NY· Oct 22, 2019

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume for the purpose of closing. This is a good, strong, bipartisan bill to support Georgia as it fends off Russian aggression. I thank my Foreign Affairs Committee colleagues, Mr. Connolly…

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Eliot Engel
@eliotengel· Democratic · NY· Oct 22, 2019

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Keating), the chairman of the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the Environment.

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Eliot Engel
@eliotengel· Democratic · NY· Oct 22, 2019

This decision was a body blow to our national security.

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Eliot Engel
@eliotengel· Democratic · NY· Oct 22, 2019

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 598) to support the independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Georgia, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the…

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Eliot Engel
@eliotengel· Democratic · NY· Oct 22, 2019

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I would like to start by thanking Mr. Connolly and Mr. Kinzinger for authoring this excellent bill. This measure comes before us at a crucial time. As President Trump…

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