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On the recordMarch 8, 2017
the language is virtually identical. So as a result while the new ban has narrowed the scope of people impacted by it, those provisions still are in place and they still negatively impact the people of my state.
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Bob Ferguson
Washington

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Bob Ferguson argues that despite changes to the travel ban, its core provisions still harm the people of Washington State.

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