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Yvette Clarke: I thank the gentleman from Illinois for bringing to the fore the concerns of children in our country who are looking at…

On the recordJune 21, 2018
I thank the gentleman from Illinois for bringing to the fore the concerns of children in our country who are looking at what is taking place on our border and not quite understanding, not grasping, the weight of why and how something like this could happen in this country, the home of the brave and the land of the free. We are really in a space in time right now where every American is really questioning what we value in terms of one another's humanity. Someone I know who has been a part of solution-driven policy is Ms. Carol Shea-Porter, the gentlewoman from the First Congressional District of New Hampshire. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from New Hampshire (Ms. Shea- Porter) at this time.
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Yvette Clarke
Democratic · New York
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Jun 21, 2018

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