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On the recordFebruary 9, 2021
And will you take a close look at rules the Trump administration put forward that were trying to undermine the Flores Settlement Agreement which required the humanitarian treatment of children?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley urges review of Trump-era rules affecting children's treatment.

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