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Yvette Clarke: Having said that, last fall, I introduced H.R. 3777. It is the National Commission to Investigate the Treatment of…

On the recordJanuary 13, 2020
Having said that, last fall, I introduced H.R. 3777. It is the National Commission to Investigate the Treatment of Migrant Families and Children Act, which would create an independent commission to study issues like family separation, as well as the death of children in CBP custody.
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Yvette Clarke
Democratic · New York

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Clarke discusses her legislation aimed at investigating treatment of migrant families.

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