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Brad Sherman: “We ought to be granting asylum, and I yield back.”

On the recordSeptember 28, 2020
We ought to be granting asylum, and I yield back.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Sherman advocates for granting asylum to journalists at risk in their home countries.

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