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Rosa DeLauro: “Intentional policy choices by this administration created what I would call a mental health crisis”

On the recordSeptember 17, 2019
Intentional policy choices by this administration created what I would call a mental health crisis
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Rosa DeLauro
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

DeLauro criticizes the administration for creating a mental health crisis among children in custody.

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