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Eliot Engel

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Eliot Engel is a former member of the United States House of Representatives, serving New York's 16th congressional district from 1989 until 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Engel was known for his work on foreign affairs, particularly as the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Throughout his tenure, he focused on issues such as international relations, healthcare, and education. Engel was an advocate for various social justice initiatives and played a significant role in shaping U.S. foreign policy during his time in office.

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Dec 3, 2019

It is unacceptable that our Nation's children are exposed to chemicals that have a well-documented history of causing adverse health events.

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Dec 3, 2019

I commend Chairman Pallone and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky for their work on legislation to reform our Nation's broken regulatory system.

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Dec 3, 2019

To understand the full importance of New START, we have to go back to the start of the cold war.

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Dec 3, 2019

But to understand the full importance of New START, we have to go back to the start of the cold war.

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Dec 3, 2019

the last thing that we should want is for Vladimir Putin to massively expand his nuclear arsenal without any limits.

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Dec 3, 2019

Since a strong bipartisan majority in the Senate ratified New START in 2010, the treaty has served American interests well.

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Nov 12, 2019

It is with great frustration that I rise today to speak on the Supreme Court hearing arguments today in three cases relating to former President Obama's DACA policy. President Trump's decision to rescind DACA has thrust fear into hundreds…

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Oct 31, 2019

I thank the gentleman and rise to support moving forward to the next open phase of this impeachment inquiry so that the American people can hear from witnesses, see the evidence, and understand the troubling story of what has taken place…

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Oct 29, 2019

Congress sends a clear signal to the U.K. and the EU that any Brexit deal must protect the Good Friday Agreement and all its components.

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Oct 29, 2019

The Good Friday Agreement and the fulfillment of every obligation under that agreement is the only way to ensure that those times of violence and division never return.

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Oct 29, 2019

It is imperative that American patients continue to have access to safe, high-quality, and innovative medicines.

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Oct 29, 2019

Press reports and some of the testimony that we have heard seem to imply that the safety and quality issues we are seeing from drugs manufactured overseas are exclusive to generic drugs. Is that true?

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Oct 29, 2019

I am so alarmed by the current situation with Brexit which could reintroduce a hard border between the north and the Republic.

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Oct 29, 2019

It is now my honor to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi), the Speaker of the House.

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Oct 29, 2019

There is such broad bipartisan consensus that it is important to assert American leadership in 5G technology to compete with China and others.

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Oct 29, 2019

It is now my pleasure to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. Ted Lieu), another respected member of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

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Oct 29, 2019

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hurd).

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Oct 29, 2019

I thank the ranking member for his kind words. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).

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Oct 29, 2019

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Kinzinger), a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

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Oct 29, 2019

Well, thank you. And I have another question, but I want to just note that, while you were talking, Commissioner Wessel was nodding his head in agreement.

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Oct 28, 2019

I thank my colleague for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to sponsor H.R. 647, the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act, which has 296 bipartisan cosponsors and endorsements from 54 national organizations…

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Oct 22, 2019

This decision was a body blow to our national security.

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Oct 22, 2019

I am just sick over it and I think that is why we got this strong bipartisan resolution in the Congress condemning it.

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Oct 22, 2019

He likes to play the part of the fireman when really he is the arsonist who started the fire in the first place.

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