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Eliot Engel: “These survivors have lived through the unimaginable. The pain and suffering they have endured has left physical and…”

On the recordMay 17, 2016
These survivors have lived through the unimaginable. The pain and suffering they have endured has left physical and mental scars that cannot be healed and horrifying memories that can never be forgotten.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

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Engel emphasizes the severe trauma and needs of survivors living in poverty.

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