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      <excerpt>...comparison of the impact of the two bills on New York, but a report has been promised to members of Congress, according to Rep. Eliot Engel, D-Bronx. &quot;We know that the House bill is better than the Senate bill,&quot; said Engel, who was involved in the battl</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>&quot;This state visit is ... a terrible mistake,&quot; said Rep. Eliot Engel, chairman of the House Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
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