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Dick Durbin: When unarmed African Americans, men and boys, are killed--names like Trayvon Martin, Jordan Davis, Michael Brown, Eric…

On the recordDecember 8, 2014
When unarmed African Americans, men and boys, are killed--names like Trayvon Martin, Jordan Davis, Michael Brown, Eric Garner--bring tears to our eyes, there is still more work to do.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin references the tragic deaths of African Americans and calls for action.

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