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Bill Lee: “But the feeling I almost got was, it almost appears that these children could be seen as borderline criminals.”

On the recordJuly 23, 2019
But the feeling I almost got was, it almost appears that these children could be seen as borderline criminals.
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Bill Lee
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Lee expresses concern about the treatment of children in detention facilities.

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