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Madeleine Dean: For 52 days, that is the comfort they had. No cots, no sleeping bags, no personal affects.

On the recordJuly 24, 2019
For 52 days, that is the comfort they had. No cots, no sleeping bags, no personal affects.
Said by
Madeleine Dean
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Dean highlights the lack of basic necessities for detainees at the border.

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