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Eliot Engel: “I opposed the nuclear deal, and, in doing so, I laid out my express concern that sanctions relief would only further…”

On the recordJanuary 6, 2016
I opposed the nuclear deal, and, in doing so, I laid out my express concern that sanctions relief would only further Iran's unyielding support for terrorism and its regional belligerence.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

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Engel expresses concerns about the nuclear deal's impact on Iran's support for terrorism.

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