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Eliot Engel: “I think it is important, 2 years to the day tomorrow, that we honor a brave dissident who simply wanted reform in his…”

On the recordSeptember 30, 2020
I think it is important, 2 years to the day tomorrow, that we honor a brave dissident who simply wanted reform in his home country, for which he was brutally murdered and dismembered.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

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Engel emphasizes the importance of honoring Jamal Khashoggi's memory on the anniversary of his murder.

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