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Frederica Wilson: “The current prohibition treats our families simply as numbers and not as the law-abiding, hard-working Americans that…”

On the recordNovember 1, 2017
The current prohibition treats our families simply as numbers and not as the law-abiding, hard-working Americans that they are.
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Frederica Wilson
Democratic · Florida

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Wilson criticizes the treatment of families in disaster assistance programs.

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