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On the recordMarch 31, 2019
But to sort of have a temper tantrum and say we're picking up all our marbles and leaving, that's the worst thing we could possibly do.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

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Eliot Engel criticizes the abrupt decision to cut aid as an irresponsible reaction to immigration issues.

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