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Tammy Duckworth: “Trump’s ‘public charge’ rule is a yet another cruel, un-American assault on immigrants and their families.”

On the recordAugust 7, 2026
Trump’s ‘public charge’ rule is a yet another cruel, un-American assault on immigrants and their families.
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Tammy Duckworth
Democratic · Illinois

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Describing the public charge rule as harmful.

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