On the recordJune 14, 2007
I'm absolutely convinced our priorities are 100 percent out of whack. Somehow, this is an acceptable level of loss. And I'm trying to say it's absolutely unacceptable.
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Arne Duncan
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transcripts.cnn.comArne Duncan: “I'm absolutely convinced our priorities are 100 percent out of whack. Somehow, this is an acceptable level of loss. And…”
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Duncan expresses his belief that the loss of children's lives to gun violence is being normalized in society.
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