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Eliot Engel: “Let's be clear. It is the policy of this administration that the United States does not pay ransom for its citizens.”

On the recordSeptember 13, 2016
Let's be clear. It is the policy of this administration that the United States does not pay ransom for its citizens.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Engel clarifies the administration's stance against ransom payments for American citizens.

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