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On the recordJune 17, 2018
the administration's decision to separate families is a new discretionary choice. Anyone saying that their hands are tied or that the only conceivable way to fix the problem of catch and release is to rip families apart is flat wrong.
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Ben Sasse
Republican · Nebraska

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Senator Sasse argues that the separation of families is a choice made by the administration and not an unavoidable consequence.

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