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Sylvia Garcia: “The law is clear, members of Congress and the Oversight…”

Featuring: Sylvia Garcia, Democratic | U.S. House Texas, 29th Congressional District

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So I was not happy about that. And it did take making some calls, external calls made to them, to tell them that, you know, The law is clear, members of Congress and the Oversight authority have a right to make oversight visits to detention centers across the country. It's crystal clear. So once in, then they presented a second roadblock. They all said, okay, we're here ready to give you a tour. And I said, a tour? (00:30–00:39)

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Asserts that members of Congress have a legal right to visit detention centers for oversight.

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