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On the recordMay 17, 2016
I have to oppose this amendment. Sergei Magnitsky was a lawyer who worked to shine a light on corruption, fraud, and theft by authorities inside Russia.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

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Engel defends Sergei Magnitsky's legacy against Rohrabacher's amendment.

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