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Eliot Engel: The administration simply could have waived the requirement. The law allowed that. But they did not. They essentially…

On the recordFebruary 5, 2019
The administration simply could have waived the requirement. The law allowed that. But they did not. They essentially told us not to believe our eyes.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing the administration's certification of Saudi actions in Yemen despite evidence to the contrary.

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