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Veronica Escobar: “And I want to first say thank you very much for having this hearing. It was shocking to hear the ranking member lament…”

On the recordJuly 24, 2019
And I want to first say thank you very much for having this hearing. It was shocking to hear the ranking member lament the fact that we are having another hearing on child separation.
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Veronica Escobar
Democratic · Texas

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Escobar criticizes the lack of urgency regarding child separation hearings.

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