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On the recordMay 24, 2017
I also want to voice my support for the amendment being offered by my colleague, Mr. Keating, to this legislation, that will make clear that the brutal targeting of suspected gay men by Chechen authorities is sanctionable under U.S. law.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

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Engel supports Keating's amendment on sanctions against Chechen authorities.

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