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Bob Menendez: “One final comment to my colleague. The 7,000 who have been killed by Maduro's secret police is reflective of the fact…”

On the recordJuly 30, 2019
One final comment to my colleague. The 7,000 who have been killed by Maduro's secret police is reflective of the fact that those who are here are some of the earliest opponents of Maduro--those who tried to create change but fled. They have a heightened reason why, in fact, going back--in addition to the chaos and in addition to the danger--they are particularly threatened, at the end of the day, because they are the ones who were trying to create change and found a situation in which the threat of their life was at risk so they came to the United States. Getting protected status--if there was ever a moment in which temporary protected status was envisioned, it is for this situation. I yield the floor.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey
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Jul 30, 2019

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