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Eliot Engel: “My amendment is fairly straightforward and in my view goes to the core problem that has arisen from this Iran payment…”

On the recordSeptember 13, 2016
My amendment is fairly straightforward and in my view goes to the core problem that has arisen from this Iran payment situation, which is Congress' oversight role.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Engel emphasizes the need for Congressional oversight on payments to state sponsors of terrorism.

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