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On the recordFebruary 6, 2024
Republicans use the language of invasion and great replacement theory, but invasion in the Constitution means invasion during an act of war by a foreign nation or insurrection from within. I direct my Republican colleagues to Federalist Papers Nos. 4 and 43 if they want to learn why the entry of migrants escaping crisis for a better life is not invasion. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi
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Feb 6, 2024

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