This week in Washington (8 images)

The U.S. Senate holds a hearing on conditions in the migrant facilities at the border and President Donald Trump signs an act to permanently authorize the the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, the week of July 29, 2019 in Washington, D.C.

Former Agriculture Secretary and former Governor of Iowa Tom Vilsack of Iowa, president and CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council, testifies before a Senate Finance committee hearing on The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI

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Acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan testifies before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on migration at the U.S. border with Mexico. Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI

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Jennifer Costello, acting inspector general at Homeland Security, testifies to the committee. Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI

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Trump speaks to the media on the South Lawn of the White House before his departure for an event in Virginia. Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI

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