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Eliot Engel: “Innocent civilians are again dying by the thousands in Syria and it is time that Congress act”

On the recordMarch 6, 2012
Innocent civilians are again dying by the thousands in Syria and it is time that Congress act
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Engel emphasizes the urgency for Congress to respond to the Syrian crisis.

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