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Tom Cotton: In 2019, there were about 16,000 murders in America. In 2020, there were more than 20,000. That`s a 25 percent increase…

On the recordMarch 21, 2022
In 2019, there were about 16,000 murders in America. In 2020, there were more than 20,000. That`s a 25 percent increase in one year.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas
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msnbc.com

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Tom Cotton highlights the increase in murders in America over two years.

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