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Debbie Lesko: “I remember Secretary Nielsen, right here in this committee room, saying how 11-year-old girls are being tested…”

On the recordMay 8, 2019
I remember Secretary Nielsen, right here in this committee room, saying how 11-year-old girls are being tested, pregnancy tests. I think 3 out of every--or 1 out of every 3 women is being raped.
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Debbie Lesko
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

Lesko recounts alarming statistics about the dangers faced by women and girls at the border.

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