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On the recordSeptember 12, 2023
Given the hearing title, it's apparently lost on Republicans that it was actually the Trump administration's border policies that imposed devastating human costs.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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Thompson highlights the negative impact of Trump’s border policies on families and children.

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