Eliot Engel said "Now some consider it a good sound bite to say that Venezuela represents the failure of socialism, but we should be honest that Venezuela is not a socialist country." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordFebruary 12, 2019

Now some consider it a good sound bite to say that Venezuela represents the failure of socialism, but we should be honest that Venezuela is not a socialist country.

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Eliot Engel

Democratic · New York

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Editor's note · Context

Engel clarifies that Venezuela's issues stem from kleptocracy, not socialism.

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