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Zoe Lofgren: When President Obama spoke from the East Wing of the White House 2 weeks ago about the steps he would take to improve…

On the recordDecember 1, 2014
When President Obama spoke from the East Wing of the White House 2 weeks ago about the steps he would take to improve our broken immigration system, he was responding to loud and sustained calls for action from people all over the country.
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Zoe Lofgren
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Lofgren defends Obama's actions on immigration as a response to public demand.

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