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On the recordMarch 5, 2018
I would hope that if we get refugees from those countries that we do not impose our constitutional framework or legal framework upon refugees from countries where it may be illegal in those countries.
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Andy Harris
Republican · Maryland

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Harris discusses the implications of imposing U.S. abortion laws on refugees from countries where abortion is illegal.

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