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John Rutherford: I believe that this is a disaster and a pox on our house of which these children and these individuals who present…

On the recordJuly 23, 2018
I believe that this is a disaster and a pox on our house of which these children and these individuals who present themselves at the border did not desire to have.
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John Rutherford
Republican · Florida

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Rutherford expresses strong disapproval of the treatment of children at the border.

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