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On the recordFebruary 5, 2019
Gun violence is a public health emergency. Anything that kills 40,000 Americans every year is a crisis.
Said by
Rosa DeLauro
Democratic · Connecticut

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DeLauro emphasizes the severity of gun violence as a public health crisis.

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