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Eliot Engel: “The blame lies squarely with the crooked officials who have repressed the Venezuelan people for years.”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2019
The blame lies squarely with the crooked officials who have repressed the Venezuelan people for years.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Engel attributes Venezuela's crisis to corrupt officials.

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