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On the recordMay 24, 2022
There are 14 kids dead in an elementary school in Texas right now. What are we doing? Just days after a shooter walked into a grocery store to gun down African-American patrons, we have another Sandy Hook on our hands. What are we doing?
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Murphy expresses frustration over the Senate's inaction on gun violence following a mass shooting.

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