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On the recordApril 7, 2014
I think that the suggestions related to your Department of Justice, and there are a myriad of examples, but I have got limited time, are really irresponsible, reckless, and not evidence-based.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York

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Jeffries criticized claims about the Justice Department's actions as unfounded.

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