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On the recordJuly 10, 2019
That is right, you and Nanette Barragan, who also represents part of southern California, and you saw the metering policy, what is known as the metering policy. Again, that is where they block people from legally presenting for asylum. You all saw it firsthand. In fact, you ended up spending almost the whole night, I think, sleeping there on the concrete.
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Joaquin Castro
Democratic · Texas

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