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Jamie Raskin: “Gun violence is the No. 1 cause of death of children in the United States of America today.”

On the recordJune 7, 2022
Gun violence is the No. 1 cause of death of children in the United States of America today.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin highlights the alarming rates of gun violence affecting children in the U.S.

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