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On the recordJanuary 29, 2013
My hope is that Newtown will be remembered not just as a place but as a promise, and that we use this tragedy as a means of transforming the debate, the discussion, the action that we need to make America safer.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal expresses hope for change in gun safety following the Newtown tragedy.

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