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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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Jul 10, 2018

I congratulate Ivan Duque on his recent election victory in Colombia.

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Jul 10, 2018

Sincerely, Congressman Eliot Engel, Ranking Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

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Jul 10, 2018

In Nicaragua, the Global Magnitsky Act has allowed us to crack down on thugs tied to President Ortega who are killing innocent people in the streets.

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Jul 10, 2018

Obviously, this is child abuse. It is unconscionable and should not have happened.

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Jul 10, 2018

As I rise in support of this measure. First of all, let me thank Congressman Doug Collins and Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence for their work in bringing this bill forward. This bill before us, the Intercountry Adoption Information Act of…

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Jul 10, 2018

It is now my pleasure to yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Bass), the very distinguished ranking member of the Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations Subcommittee of the Foreign…

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Jul 10, 2018

Thank you for your consideration of these requests.

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Jul 10, 2018

the ugly language calling Mexicans drug dealers and rapists, the dehumanizing language about immigrants and characterization of Haiti and El Salvador using the word I won't repeat.

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Jul 10, 2018

Is this what we are becoming as a country? I hope not. I won't accept it, and I will fight tooth and nail against these policies that betray our values.

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Jul 10, 2018

I think that is just a very bad thing.

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Jul 10, 2018

This is as grave an attack on American independence and sovereignty as Pearl Harbor and 9/11.

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Jul 10, 2018

Russia doesn't get to put its thumb on the scale in our elections.

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Jul 10, 2018

Now, rulemaking authority may help to protect consumer privacy but such protections still need to be enforced in order to be effective.

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Jul 10, 2018

For a foreign government to engage in the same sort of behavior cannot be tolerated.

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Jul 10, 2018

I implore our witnesses to put some meat on the bones of what are on paper is an excellent strategy.

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Jul 10, 2018

President Maduro has turned Venezuela into a full-fledged dictatorship, and rejected humanitarian aid.

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Jul 10, 2018

Children to this day still remain apart from their parents. That has to change.

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Jun 27, 2018

It has to stop now until Serbia bring those who have committed these serious crimes to justice.

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Jun 27, 2018

The murder and mass burial of almost a thousand innocent civilians is a crime against humanity but the perpetrators have gone unpunished.

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Jun 27, 2018

I have spent extensive time of my years in Congress fighting for the independence of Kosovo.

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Jun 27, 2018

I am deeply concerned with the lack of justice for murders and crimes committed by the Government of Serbia during and after the Kosovo War.

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Jun 27, 2018

The frustration is that it has been 19 years and nothing seems to happen.

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Jun 27, 2018

I had an ironclad promise face-to-face by the head of Serbia, Mr. Vucic, who told me it would take him a month.

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Jun 27, 2018

So we have to keep supporting the Albanian people in their struggle in Kosovo and keep the presence of the Bytyqi brothers alive. And we are not going to stop until we get justice for them.

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