On the recordNovember 6, 2019
It is not Congress's policy to separate families and mothers from children. That is the policy of the President of the United States.
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congress.govSummer Lee: “It is not Congress's policy to separate families and mothers from children. That is the policy of the President of the…”
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Jackson Lee emphasizes that family separation is a presidential policy, not congressional.
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