Political Quotes

On the recordFebruary 3, 2021
Punishing the innocent to scare the innocent is so un-American. The cruelty of this program was not an unintended mistake. It was the whole purpose.
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan

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Tlaib criticizes the child separation policy as cruel and un-American.

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