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On the recordFebruary 24, 2015
Instead of doing that work, we are holding hearing after hearing to vilify the President for taking important and common-sense steps to prioritize the deportation of felons before families.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Critiques Congress for not addressing immigration reform and focusing on criticizing the President.

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