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Eliot Engel: “I hope that my family's story demonstrates that we cannot turn our backs on victims of persecution...”

On the recordDecember 8, 2020
I hope that my family's story demonstrates that we cannot turn our backs on victims of persecution...
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

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Engel emphasizes the importance of supporting refugees and victims of persecution.

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