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On the recordJune 23, 2014
I saw children that were kept in places that--on dirty floors and sleeping without blankets and things that we expect in Beirut, we don't expect here in McAllen, Texas.
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Kay Granger
Republican · Texas

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Granger describes the poor conditions faced by children in detention centers.

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