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On the recordJanuary 27, 2019
That kind of stuff cannot be recouped. So, the government ought not be doing that, and I would think that the president would have much more compassion going forward than he demonstrated in the past.
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Jim Clyburn
Democratic · South Carolina

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Clyburn criticizes the impact of government shutdowns on families and calls for more compassion from the president.

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