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On the recordJune 24, 2014
Just yesterday, Speaker Boehner wrote the President asking him to send troops to the border, to send National Guard troops to the border. To do what? These are children. They need help, not a gun in their face.
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Joe Garcia
Democratic · Florida

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Opposes militarizing the border and emphasizes the need for humanitarian aid for children.

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