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On the recordJuly 11, 2016
I implored this Committee to do something, to have a hearing, to respond to the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile.
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Cedric Richmond
Democratic · Louisiana

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Richmond calls for action in response to police violence and community unrest.

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