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On the recordJune 20, 2018
many members of the Democratic caucus are coming down to the floor to speak to the abomination of a policy of separating children from their parents when people are seeking asylum in the United States of America. The Senator from Minnesota is going to speak first, followed by the Senator from Hawaii, then the Senator from Washington, followed by the Senator from Illinois. I yield to my colleague. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Minnesota.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon
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Jun 20, 2018

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