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On the recordJune 19, 2018
But we are here talking about a tax bill that gives power to the powerful when we really should be talking in every committee and every Member should be talking about this tragedy that is unfolding at our southern border.
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Frank Pallone
Democratic · New Jersey

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Call to focus on border issues instead of the tax bill.

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