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On the recordJune 6, 2023
It is shameful and it is fueling the cartels' violence, which only exacerbates the problems we face here at home.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi
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Thompson criticizes illegal gun trafficking contributing to cartel violence.

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