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On the recordJuly 17, 2019
A 25-year-old sister and an eight-year-old child is a family unit and they should not have been separated.
Said by
Jackie Speier
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Speier emphasizes the importance of keeping family units together during border separations.

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