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On the recordMay 10, 2000
We promised these moms and the American people common sense gun control legislation. We have not delivered on that promise.
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Barbara Lee
Democratic · California

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Barbara Lee highlights the failure to deliver on gun control promises to mothers affected by gun violence.

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