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Summer Lee: This is a systemic problem. We started with almost--I call 4,000 'zero.'

On the recordOctober 13, 2011
This is a systemic problem. We started with almost--I call 4,000 'zero.'
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Jackson Lee emphasizes the systemic nature of border security issues from past to present.

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