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Pramila Jayapal: “I thank the gentlewoman for pointing that out. The head of the American Academy of Pediatrics has come. We have had a…”

On the recordMay 9, 2019
I thank the gentlewoman for pointing that out. The head of the American Academy of Pediatrics has come. We have had a number of forums where people have been able to ask questions. Our Members have been able to ask questions, and I am very grateful to many of the Members who have taken it upon themselves to go and visit these detention facilities, go to the border with us and on other trips as well, and see exactly what is happening. Because I don't think you can really imagine it unless you see it. I don't think you can imagine what it is like to go into a giant facility where children are being held, 6, 7, 8 years old, being held in cages with no place to sleep.
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington
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May 9, 2019

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