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Eric Swalwell: “Mr. Secretary, does the number 2,577,516 mean anything to you?”

On the recordDecember 1, 2014
Mr. Secretary, does the number 2,577,516 mean anything to you?
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Eric Swalwell
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Swalwell questions the Secretary about the number of immigrants granted relief by Republican Presidents.

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