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Summer Lee: But common sense would say, if you just-- not on the facts, and that's an answer that we as lawyers give--common sense…

On the recordOctober 31, 2017
But common sense would say, if you just-- not on the facts, and that's an answer that we as lawyers give--common sense, if you just were in the back of the room and that was the end of the case, would you argue that that child needed at least representation or better understanding of what was going on?
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Jackson Lee questions the need for child representation in court proceedings.

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