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Summer Lee: I literally witnessed those children when they were making a tempered effort to reunite children and parents, mostly…

On the recordNovember 13, 2023
I literally witnessed those children when they were making a tempered effort to reunite children and parents, mostly mothers.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Describing the trauma experienced by children separated from their families at the border.

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