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William Lacy Clay: “But we've not held a single hearing on this topic--not when 26 children and teachers were murdered at Sandy Hook.”

On the recordJuly 11, 2016
But we've not held a single hearing on this topic--not when 26 children and teachers were murdered at Sandy Hook.
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William Lacy Clay
Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Lacy Clay criticizes the lack of hearings on gun violence despite numerous tragedies.

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