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On the recordJuly 24, 2019
separating children from their parents--and this is your quote--``entails very significant and potentially life-long risks of psychological and physical harm.''
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington

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Jayapal emphasizes the severe risks of child separation policies.

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