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Veronica Escobar: “House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and members of Congress…”

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

President Donald Trump Border Crisis_ Rep. Veronica Escobar _ Morning Joe _ MSNBC

Published February 19, 2019 | Video Starts at 07:33

Really virtually nothing in their home states to assist them. You know, it's incredibly moving to hear these stories directly from the asylum seekers. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and members of Congress came to the border, came to El Paso and southern New Mexico on Saturday. And we got to sit down, something that I've done frequently because it's in my home district. (07:33–07:42)

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Asserts that Steny Hoyer and members of Congress visited the border in El Paso and southern New Mexico.

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“We saw Mexican males, their migration or their trying to enter the country decrease when their economy improved, when unemployment improved.”
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