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On the recordFebruary 26, 2019
I have never heard it so quiet at the start, so I think that is a tribute to you.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Engel acknowledges the respectful silence during the meeting with Madeleine Albright.

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