Political Quotes

On the recordNovember 18, 2019
We cannot turn our backs and allow our Government to deliberately jeopardize the safety of unaccompanied children.
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Xochitl Torres Small
Democratic · New Mexico

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Emphasizing the need to protect unaccompanied children from harm.

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