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Mike McCaul: “Eighty-five thousand children that the sponsor doesn't want to pick up the phone. OK, they are not picking up the phone.”

On the recordSeptember 12, 2023
Eighty-five thousand children that the sponsor doesn't want to pick up the phone. OK, they are not picking up the phone.
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Mike McCaul
Republican · Texas

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Critiques lack of action regarding the welfare of separated children.

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