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Unidentified speaker criticizes xenophobic questioning of witnesses at hearing
Summary
An unidentified speaker told a hearing that earlier questioning had veered into xenophobia, citing examples such as asking Somali witnesses whether they "vote for Democrats" and comparing groups including Jews and Latinos, and urged members to keep proceedings nonpartisan and objective.
An unidentified speaker told the chair that some earlier questions in the hearing amounted to xenophobia and risked undermining the proceeding's credibility. The speaker said asking witnesses about their opinions of Somalis and whether ‘‘they vote for Democrats’’ or ‘‘just give money to Democrats’’ amounted to…
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