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On the recordFebruary 6, 2019
I really think that what we are talking about is state-sponsored child abuse, and I would go as far as to say kidnapping of children.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Schakowsky criticizes the treatment of separated children at the border.

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