On the recordFebruary 23, 2016
This is not new. This is every year, just like the movie 'Groundhog Day,' just bing, and there it is again.
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congress.govJohn Rice Carter: “This is not new. This is every year, just like the movie 'Groundhog Day,' just bing, and there it is again.”
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Carter compares ongoing requests for detention bed reductions to a repetitive cycle.
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