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Eliot Engel: “Empowering women and girls throughout the world to overcome the significant challenges that they face and to fulfill…”

On the recordJuly 29, 2014
Empowering women and girls throughout the world to overcome the significant challenges that they face and to fulfill their potential as valuable members of society must be a priority for the United States.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

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Advocates for prioritizing women's rights globally.

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