(The Center Square) – A U.S. House Appropriations subcommittee hearing devolved into a shouting match between Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin.
The Thursday hearing was supposed to examine the department’s recent immigration policies, including migrant child separation.
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