[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 122 (Thursday, July 19, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H6577-H6578]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   CHILD ABUSE AT OUR SOUTHERN BORDER

  (Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak about 
the child abuse at the southern border.
  Three months have passed since the Trump administration announced the 
zero-tolerance policy that led directly to the humanitarian crisis we 
now witness today. Three months later and, still, thousands of children 
remain separated from their families.
  This week, Federal judges announced a complete, one-week pause on all 
family deportations, as well as mandatory

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counseling for traumatized children. The courts seem almost as fed up 
with this administration as the American people and have set deadlines 
for the Trump administration to act.
  The deadline to reunite all remaining separated families is just 6 
days away. If the Trump administration fails to meet the deadline for 
even just one single child, then Congress must hold all those 
responsible for this national tragedy accountable.

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