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Pete Buttigieg: “Nearly 43,000 people died in traffic crashes last year, each of them a parent or child, colleague or friend.”

On the recordJuly 18, 2022
Nearly 43,000 people died in traffic crashes last year, each of them a parent or child, colleague or friend.
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Pete Buttigieg
Democratic · Indiana

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Buttigieg emphasizes the human cost of traffic accidents.

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