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Eliot Engel: “If it were, we would not be debating the merits of an organization that provides life-saving care to more than 2 million…”

On the recordSeptember 16, 2015
If it were, we would not be debating the merits of an organization that provides life-saving care to more than 2 million Americans, most of whom have nowhere else to turn.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Engel criticizes the hearing's focus on Planned Parenthood and its essential services.

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