Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 26, 2023
Twenty-thousand Mexicans were killed last year. They are killing thousands of people, these syndicates and these cartels, and they are getting their guns from America.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin highlights the connection between U.S. firearms and violence in Mexico.

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