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Ted Lieu: “The fact that they did not do that, and then when it launched this family separation policy nationwide was not just…”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2019
The fact that they did not do that, and then when it launched this family separation policy nationwide was not just immoral and unjust, it was just simply mass incompetence, and the folks involved in that should just be ashamed of themselves.
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Ted Lieu
Democratic · California

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Criticism of the Trump administration's handling of family separation policy.

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