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Rashida Tlaib: “The biggest fear I have as a Member of Congress, but also just really a mother in America, is that when Buffalo and…”

On the recordJune 7, 2022
The biggest fear I have as a Member of Congress, but also just really a mother in America, is that when Buffalo and Uvalde stops being in the headlines, everyone here will go on and do nothing.
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan

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Tlaib fears inaction on gun violence after media attention fades.

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