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On the recordFebruary 25, 2019
And I know Ms. Meng mentioned something. I am glad that she had an opportunity to go to the border, because if you see it firsthand and you talk to the professionals and you are objective, you see there is a crisis.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York

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Jeffries emphasizes the importance of firsthand observation at the border to understand the crisis.

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