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Barbara Boxer: “There is a war in our streets. Here is where we stand. We lost 58,168 of our beautiful citizens in an 11-year period in…”

On the recordMay 17, 2000
There is a war in our streets. Here is where we stand. We lost 58,168 of our beautiful citizens in an 11-year period in the Vietnam war until President Nixon ended that war because the people marched and the people said enough is enough. We have lost, in an 11-year period, 395,441 of our citizens. We have a war at home. It is going to take courage to stand up and say enough is enough. Let's commend the million moms.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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Addressing gun violence and its impact on American citizens.

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