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David Schweikert: “Thirty years ago, there was a national movement to fixate on…”

Featuring: David Schweikert, Republican | U.S. House, Arizona, District 1

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Published | Video Starts at 02:41

Mr. Gee, you're going to have some of the expertise in this, something that's actually much more unified. And then here's my point of heresy. Thirty years ago, there was a national movement to fixate on family reunification. Having gone through the foster classes, having actually looked at the numbers, maybe our priority needs also to be the child and the child's welfare and the child's future. (02:41–02:48)

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Asserts that a national movement focused on family reunification began thirty years ago.

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