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Diana DeGette: “Today we take a look at the Trump administration's ill-conceived and, frankly, shameful family separation policy that…”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2019
Today we take a look at the Trump administration's ill-conceived and, frankly, shameful family separation policy that led to thousands of children being separated from their parents at the border.
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Diana DeGette
Democratic · Colorado

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DeGette criticizes the Trump administration's family separation policy at a hearing.

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