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Diana DeGette: “Frankly, we all agree it is a shameful chapter in this country's history.”

On the recordSeptember 18, 2019
Frankly, we all agree it is a shameful chapter in this country's history.
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Diana DeGette
Democratic · Colorado

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DeGette condemns the family separation policy as a shameful part of U.S. history.

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