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On the recordMay 15, 2019
My concern is that the Administration is taking an unbalanced approach favoring security-focused responses instead of getting to the root causes of instability.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

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Engel criticizes the Administration's focus on security over addressing root causes of instability.

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