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Ted Lieu Plays ProPublica Audio of Migrant Children on House Floor

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

By Thomas McKinless

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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.

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