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Eliot Engel: “I couldn't agree with him more. And, you know, it is especially interesting since, during the campaign, President Trump…”

On the recordApril 4, 2017
I couldn't agree with him more. And, you know, it is especially interesting since, during the campaign, President Trump attacked the previous administration for not being strong enough, for not showing American presence. And now with this cut, with this proposed 31 percent cut, I couldn't think of anything that would make us weaker or make us unable to do what we need to do. {time} 1845 So I hope the President remembers what he said during the campaign and acts accordingly so that these massive cuts can be taken away.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York
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Apr 4, 2017

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