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Kathleen Rice: “Any attempt to ban travelers to the United States using blanket criteria such as country of origin or religion, or via…”

On the recordMarch 28, 2017
Any attempt to ban travelers to the United States using blanket criteria such as country of origin or religion, or via excessive and intrusive vetting will have a counter-productive effect on the broader fight against terrorism.
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Kathleen Rice
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Rice criticizes the President's travel ban for harming U.S. counter-terrorism efforts.

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