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On the recordMarch 15, 2023
For too long, domestic abuse was considered a family affair, and they would say what happened in a house didn't have to come into the courthouse.
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Amy Klobuchar
Democratic · Minnesota

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Klobuchar highlights the historical neglect of domestic violence in legal contexts.

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