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On the recordSeptember 17, 2014
Congratulations to you and the administration for asking for a vote and winning the vote in the House yesterday to aid and train Syrian rebels.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

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Engel praises the administration's decision to support Syrian rebels.

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