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Rosa DeLauro: “However, that is not the law of the United States, and that is not within the purview of HHS to change.”

On the recordJuly 23, 2019
However, that is not the law of the United States, and that is not within the purview of HHS to change.
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Rosa DeLauro
Democratic · Connecticut

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DeLauro emphasizes that changing immigration laws is Congress's responsibility, not HHS's.

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