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Scott Perry: “Somebody has failed on a grand scale, on an unimaginable…”

Featuring: Scott Perry, Republican | U.S. House, Pennsylvania, District 10

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Published | Video Starts at 54:03

But Somebody failed here, whether it was by design, they just didn't care, or, you know, they were incompetent. But Somebody has failed on a grand scale, on an unimaginable [scale]. Just. We can't think of. I can't think of one child having this stuff happen to him, let alone thousands and tens of thousands of them. Who was it? (54:03–54:08)

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Asserts that there has been a significant failure in managing the welfare of unaccompanied minors.

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