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On the recordNovember 6, 2019
this is one of the most or maybe the most cruel and inhumane forms of government action that I have seen in a very, very long time.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Jackson Lee expresses outrage over government actions regarding detention centers.

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