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On the recordMarch 14, 2016
the principal reason why these programs are necessary is because this Congress has repeatedly failed to take any action to fix our Nation's broken immigration system
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline criticizes Congress for inaction on immigration reform.

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