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Eliot Engel: “Again, let me say that what we have here, as well-intentioned as I know it is, is a unilateral withdrawal, clean and…”

On the recordJune 17, 2015
Again, let me say that what we have here, as well-intentioned as I know it is, is a unilateral withdrawal, clean and simple. I understand the frustration, but this is like cutting off your nose to spite your face. I think we need to be very, very careful before we do these things unilaterally. It is now my pleasure to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Connolly).
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York
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Jun 17, 2015

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