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On the recordMay 10, 2023
On February 1, the last speaker voted against the public health emergency that served as the legal basis for the use of title 42 at the southwest border. My colleagues want to have it both ways, which is why, I guess, he supports H.R. 2, the child deportation act. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Grijalva), the ranking member of the Natural Resources Committee.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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