Political Quotes

Eliot Engel: “I do think it is not really fair to blame the administration for all the frustrations we have about Guantanamo when we…”

On the recordJuly 6, 2016
I do think it is not really fair to blame the administration for all the frustrations we have about Guantanamo when we see that there were problems and wrong things done in the previous administration as well.
Said by
Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Engel discusses the shared responsibility of past administrations regarding Guantanamo issues.

Share

More from Eliot Engel

Dec 8, 2020

We like to say that the Foreign Affairs Committee... is the most bipartisan committee in Congress.

congress.gov
Dec 8, 2020

I particularly want to thank Chairman Engel for his leadership, as well as the whole committee, for making the Caesar Act a reality.

congress.gov
Oct 20, 2021

This legislation could go a long way toward putting Burma back on the path toward democracy.

congress.gov
Dec 8, 2020

I know Mr. Meeks very well and I know that he will do an excellent job--an excellent job--as chairman.

congress.gov

Other voices in this conversation