The end of the year is always a time for reflection, and this year I wanted to take a look back at some of the highs and lows of 2018. Thread below:
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In June, shortly after calling on Secretary Nielsen to resign over the family separations, I toured an immigration detention facility and visited with mothers separated from their children. What we did to these families and the abuses that continue to this day is immoral.pic.twitter.com/nks4Oizzd7
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I introduced a bill to reduce maternal mortality in August. It’s alarming that Black mothers are three to four times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white mothers. This public health crisis must be addressed.https://www.glamour.com/story/senator-kamala-harris-bill-maternal-mortality-crisis …
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On Election Day in November, we saw voters turn out in droves to elect more than 100 women to have a seat in the House in the new Congress.pic.twitter.com/h91ljv1xkP
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There are still many fights ahead in 2019. Take, for example, the Violence Against Women Act. It’s been expired 10 days ever since the government shut down. Reauthorizing it must be a priority.pic.twitter.com/eyyGQdPpLd
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From 1882 to 1986, Congress failed nearly 200 times to pass anti-lynching legislation and earlier this month, the Senate passed historic legislation to make lynching a federal hate crime.
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As the
#TrumpShutdown continues into 2019, one thing is clear: a border wall would be an absolute waste of taxpayer money.pic.twitter.com/CQfy3sZSqB
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Did you visit with Cpl Singhs family? His son is permanently separated from his father. Yes that is immoral. Imigration is fine, legally.
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Didnt the mothers do this to themselves, they broke our laws, suffered the consequences, i.e. separation from children, who they will be reunited with once returned to their home country. File the papers, immigrate legally
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What we did to them. They came here illegally and are wasting tax payer money to give them free everything.
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