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Richard Blumenthal: “Maybe it is time we have stronger Federal criminal laws like we adopted in the wake of the Lindbergh kidnapping and…”

On the recordDecember 12, 2011
Maybe it is time we have stronger Federal criminal laws like we adopted in the wake of the Lindbergh kidnapping and killing that applies specifically to kidnapping, crimes across State laws.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal advocates for stronger federal laws against child abuse across state lines.

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