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On the recordJuly 11, 2019
These women are not voiceless, Mr. Chairman, but they are cruelly and criminally unheard.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Cummings emphasizes the plight of women seeking asylum and their unheard voices.

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