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Dick Durbin: “It’s combination of shock and anger. Shock to think of the possibility that you would take your children or…”

On the recordJuly 5, 2022
It’s combination of shock and anger. Shock to think of the possibility that you would take your children or grandchildren to this Highland Park, Fourth of July parade in one of the safest communities in our state, maybe in the nation, and have them subjected to this kind of random violence.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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msnbc.com

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Senator Durbin describes the community's reaction to the mass shooting.

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