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On the recordJune 18, 2007
If a child dies and you cannot even acknowledge that in your answer to a question in terms of the time to recall, something's wrong with the law or the agency, and it has to change.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
Source
congress.gov
Jun 18, 2007

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Durbin highlights the need for legal reform to protect children.

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