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Eliot Engel: “I must respectfully oppose this measure today, the U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Preservation Act, and the reason is…”

On the recordMarch 15, 2016
I must respectfully oppose this measure today, the U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Preservation Act, and the reason is in my view the legislation simply isn't necessary.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

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Opposing the Guantanamo Bay Preservation Act, citing its lack of necessity.

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