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Pramila Jayapal: “I would remind my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, as they express their outrage that nothing has happened…”

On the recordJuly 24, 2019
I would remind my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, as they express their outrage that nothing has happened, that they actually controlled both chambers of Congress, the House and the Senate, and the White House, during this entire time that family separation was happening.
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Jayapal highlights Republican control during family separations under the Trump administration.

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