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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Obviously, if you're a victim or family member of a victim, you don't care which political ideology motivates the attack…”

On the recordSeptember 19, 2019
Obviously, if you're a victim or family member of a victim, you don't care which political ideology motivates the attack that takes a life; you care about that awful consequence. And I think that should drive the government's response.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton emphasizes the need for government response regardless of the attack's ideological motivation.

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