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Mary Gay Scanlon: We want to know how this un-American policy got put in place in the first place and prevent it from happening again.

On the recordFebruary 25, 2019
We want to know how this un-American policy got put in place in the first place and prevent it from happening again.
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Mary Gay Scanlon
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Scanlon calls for accountability regarding family separation policies.

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