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Bennie Thompson: “As a father and grandfather I am very concerned with how we treat children when they get to our border. We should not…”

On the recordMarch 25, 2019
As a father and grandfather I am very concerned with how we treat children when they get to our border. We should not separate them from their parents.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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Thompson expresses concern about the treatment of children at the border.

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