Rep. Rashida Tlaib said she 'absolutely' agrees with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's comparing border facilities to concentration camps in a heated interview with ABC's 'This Week' Co-Anchor martharaddatz.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich. said she"absolutely" agrees with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's comparing border facilities to concentration camps in a heated interview with ABC's"This Week" Co-Anchor Martha Raddatz.When asked about her vote against a recent supplemental border funding bill, Tlaib described a moment that occurred during her visit to border stations in Texas.
Tlaib toured two border detention facilities in Texas on July 1 with a delegation from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. As protesters heckled lawmakers at a press conference following their visit to the facility in Clint, Texas, Tlaib said"you all can yell and scream but what we saw today -- what we did today -- is try to bring the eyes and ears that you all can't have when we go into these facilities.
After the visit to border facility, Tlaib tweeted her support for recent protests calling for the government to close detention facilities at the border. The House Oversight and Reform Committee, which Tlaib is on, will hold a hearing on separations and the treatment of children at border facilities on Friday. Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan has been invited to testify at the hearing.
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