Ed Royce: “Ranking Member Engel has been pushing to arm the Free Syrian Army.”

The power and influence they wielded had few peers.

I would like to thank Mr. Engel of New York for his friendship for over 20 years on the committee, but also for his shared leadership over the last 6 years on this committee. I would also like to thank him for his commitment over the years…

But I will ask both of you, we have got to engage with countries across Africa even the most challenging countries.

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