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Lucy McBath: “In this culture of gun violence, which has been building and building for years, Anderson, it is going to take some…”

On the recordApril 7, 2021
In this culture of gun violence, which has been building and building for years, Anderson, it is going to take some time, it is not going to happen overnight. And every piece of policy that we put forth, every move that we make, everything that we do each and every single day is building a culture for safer communities, and he is acting to save lives. But Congress, we are the ones that have to act.
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Lucy McBath
Democratic · Georgia

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Congresswoman McBath discusses the ongoing issue of gun violence and the responsibility of Congress to act.

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