Laura Gillen: “The U.S. State Department claims it is too dangerous for…”

“I was so proud and honored to work with my Republican colleague, Representative Mike Lawler from New York. I'm thankful for his leadership on this issue as well. The U.S. State Department claims it is too dangerous for American citizens to go to Haiti because of kidnapping, gang violence and widespread chaos. But yet the administration has said it's safe for Haitians to return there. How can we say that when the State Department has a level 4 do not travel advisory on its own website?” (06:27–06:37)

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