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Diana DeGette: “Ripping terrified children from their parents' arms is not the policy of neighbors.”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2019
Ripping terrified children from their parents' arms is not the policy of neighbors.
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Diana DeGette
Democratic · Colorado

Editor's note · Context

Condemns the separation of children from parents at the border.

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