The children should be given the basic coverage of the law that is in existence today that will allow us to treat them in a humane way.
Summer Lee: “The children should be given the basic coverage of the law that is in existence today that will allow us to treat them…”
On the recordJuly 2, 2014
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Jackson Lee advocates for humane treatment of children under existing laws.
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