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Veronica Escobar: “Every death should be investigated and there should be…”

Featuring: Veronica Escobar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 16

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U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar calls for DHS, ICE brief on Camp East Montana

Published | Video Starts at 00:30

Well, thanks for having me on, Andy. It's a privilege to be here. We have to know what happened, especially with the homicide, the death that was ruled a homicide. And primarily because Every death should be investigated and there should be reforms put in place to prevent future deaths. And if this homicide was a result of essentially folks on staff killing someone, there should be accountability. This should be no different across all platforms. Right. (00:30–00:39)

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Asserts that all deaths require investigation and reforms to prevent future occurrences.

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