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On the recordMarch 2, 2000
I say to those in the Senate, regardless of your position on gun control, I hope we all concede we need to get the resources to schools, parents, and families so they can do their best to protect their kids and try to eliminate a senseless tragedy such as we saw in Michigan this week and, sadly, we have seen repeated across America.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Addressing the need for resources to protect children from gun violence.

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