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Ann Wagner: We talked about ratcheting down the rhetoric and how important it is that discussions about guns to head or anarchists…

On the recordOctober 9, 2013
We talked about ratcheting down the rhetoric and how important it is that discussions about guns to head or anarchists or, you know, default need to be taken off the table. And need to be brought down on all sides of this discussion. That's important for the American people.
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Ann Wagner
Republican · Missouri

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Ann Wagner emphasizes the need for a more constructive dialogue and reducing extreme rhetoric in political discussions.

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