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Eliot Engel: “Yes, there must be consequences for election interference, for human rights violations, and for subverting democracy…”

On the recordSeptember 30, 2020
Yes, there must be consequences for election interference, for human rights violations, and for subverting democracy, though we need to ask ourselves are sanctions always the correct answer.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

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Engel discusses the need for consequences for election interference and the effectiveness of sanctions.

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