Eliot Engel actually said...

America has historically been the global leader and the moral authority on basic freedoms and human rights, and we cede that leadership every day when we fail to denounce abuses abroad.

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Engel stresses the importance of U.S. leadership in human rights advocacy.

09/30/2020

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