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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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May 2, 2019

I thank the gentleman for yielding and say, on behalf of the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Energy and Commerce Committee, we support this amendment. New York, which is just up from New Jersey, also suffered tremendously from Superstorm…

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May 2, 2019

I want to, first of all, thank the gentleman for yielding and say unequivocally, on behalf of the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Energy and Commerce Committee, we, both committees, support this very good amendment. I also want to thank…

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May 2, 2019

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding to me. Let me say with pleasure, on behalf of the Foreign Affairs Committee and also the Energy and Commerce Committee, I support this amendment. It is a good amendment, and I want to thank the…

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May 2, 2019

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding to me. Let me say, with pleasure, on behalf of the Foreign Affairs Committee and also the Energy and Commerce Committee, we support this amendment. It is a good amendment, and I thank the gentlewoman…

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May 2, 2019

I thank the gentlewoman from Texas for yielding to me. On behalf of the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Energy and Commerce Committee, we support this amendment. It is a good amendment, and I thank the gentlewoman for working with the…

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May 2, 2019

I thank the gentleman for yielding. On behalf of both the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Energy and Commerce Committee, we support this amendment. It is a good amendment. I also thank the gentleman for working with the committees on…

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May 1, 2019

It is now my pleasure to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Crist).

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Apr 30, 2019

I think it is time to shine a light on that and expose those who take it and expose the Kremlin's use of the Russian taxpayers' money for malign purposes.

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Apr 30, 2019

The U.S. intelligence has said unambiguously that the Russian Federation interfered with the 2016 Presidential election.

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Apr 30, 2019

I am concerned about the relationship between the President and Vladimir Putin and what that means for our foreign policy vis-a-vis Russia.

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Apr 30, 2019

Russia put its thumb on the scale during the 2016 election to support President Trump's campaign.

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Apr 30, 2019

Putin has sent troops to Venezuela to prop up the illegitimate dictator Nicolas Maduro.

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Apr 30, 2019

Russia has weaponized its energy resources, expanding into European markets and creating greater and greater dependency.

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Apr 29, 2019

The people of Kosovo deserve so much more.

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Apr 29, 2019

It is really disappointing that the political will of the rest of the world has not really been there.

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Apr 29, 2019

I have had President Vucic of Serbia in my office twice right here in this building, and twice when I questioned him about your brothers, he promised me that he would have a solution for me where people who committed this heinous crime…

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Apr 29, 2019

I have been to Kosovo many, many times. I have been there with my friend Harry Bajraktari and with others as well.

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Apr 29, 2019

My constituents are outraged that the 2003 Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, which I voted against, contains the so-called 'non-interference clause.'

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Apr 29, 2019

A growing share of the program's expenditures are going to prescription drugs.

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Apr 29, 2019

Thank you Madame Chairwoman Eshoo for holding today's important hearing on Medicare drug pricing.

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Apr 8, 2019

We simply will not be part of that, very obviously.

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Apr 8, 2019

I am particularly concerned about the new methods being deployed by authoritarians as they seek to bend democracy to their will long before election day.

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Apr 8, 2019

If we do not act now, we are nearing a point of no return when it comes to our retirement, when it comes to our health, when it comes to our economy.

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Apr 8, 2019

I think is pure politics and it is below the bipartisanship of this committee.

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Apr 8, 2019

This should not be a partisan issue.

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