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On the recordFebruary 6, 2017
We cannot back away from this responsibility because the cost of failure in this case is just too great.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Stressing the importance of U.S. leadership in addressing North Korea's threats.

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