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Elijah Cummings: “When Mexican President Calderon addressed Congress in May, he pleaded for us to stop fueling a full-scale drug war with…”

On the recordJune 14, 2011
When Mexican President Calderon addressed Congress in May, he pleaded for us to stop fueling a full-scale drug war with military-grade assault weapons.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Cummings highlights Calderon's plea regarding U.S. gun laws affecting Mexico.

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