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Jeff Merkley: “I think any American would be horrified to see these conditions.”

On the recordJune 24, 2019
I think any American would be horrified to see these conditions.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Merkley expresses that the conditions at border facilities are unacceptable and would shock the American public.

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