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Veronica Escobar: Money is being pulled for a wall that is preventing moms and babies and dads and their children from seeking asylum…

On the recordFebruary 25, 2020
Money is being pulled for a wall that is preventing moms and babies and dads and their children from seeking asylum protection in the United States.
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Veronica Escobar
Democratic · Texas

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Escobar criticizes funding diversion from military needs to border wall construction.

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