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Tammy Duckworth: “Laquan McDonald’s death was preventable, and Congress still has yet to do enough to ensure tragedies like his never…”

On the recordSeptember 26, 2026
Laquan McDonald’s death was preventable, and Congress still has yet to do enough to ensure tragedies like his never happen again.
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Tammy Duckworth
Democratic · Illinois

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On the preventability of police-involved deaths.

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