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On the recordJune 6, 2026
Guns are now the number one killer of our nation’s children. With one in five Americans having lost a loved one to gun violence, this is nothing short of an epidemic.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Discussing gun violence and the resolution introduced.

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