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Mark Kelly: “As our families continue to crumble, as we don't have that family nucleus, we lose what it is that is uniquely American.”

On the recordJune 17, 2013
As our families continue to crumble, as we don't have that family nucleus, we lose what it is that is uniquely American.
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Mark Kelly
Democratic · Arizona

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Kelly expresses concern over the decline of family structures in America.

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