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On the recordFebruary 26, 2004
Clearly, if he is going to oppose this amendment offered by the Senator from New Jersey, then he is doing it without sympathy for the 54 law enforcement officers who are killed each year in the line of duty with guns.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Debating an amendment related to law enforcement and gun violence.

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