Skip to content
RollCall logo

Video

Ted Lieu Plays ProPublica Audio of Migrant Children on House Floor

By Thomas McKinless
Posted June 22, 2018 at 6:59pm

By Thomas McKinless

[jwp-video n=”1″]

Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu played on the House floor audio released by ProPublica of migrant children who had been separated from their parents, to the objections of speaker pro tem Karen Handel, who said he was in violation of House rules. Lieu played the audio for several minutes before yielding the floor.

Recent Stories

Capitol Lens | Double impact

Lanouer Haboubi, 54, a peer worker who has had hepatitis C, works in a mobile clinic that locates and reconnects people who have fallen out of care.

Opt-out testing for hepatitis C seen as key to fighting disease

North Carolina Rep. Chuck Edwards is dropping his reelection bid. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Chuck Edwards drops reelection bid after Ethics panel recommends censure

Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, speaks to supporters at a rally in Detroit on Monday. (Jeff Kowalsky/ AFP via Getty Images)

Progressive Abdul El-Sayed wins Democratic Senate primary in Michigan

Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert's seat is on the DCCC's target list.

DCCC adds 12 Republican-held seats to its target list

Missouri Rep. Wesley Bell, here with Sen. Eric Schmitt at the Congressional Chess Tournament in Washington in June, comfortably won his primary Tuesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Rep. Wesley Bell defeats predecessor Cori Bush in high-profile Missouri primary