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G. K. Butterfield: “For too long, Madam Chair, we have handcuffed the Federal Government from researching the affliction of gun violence in…”

On the recordOctober 2, 2019
For too long, Madam Chair, we have handcuffed the Federal Government from researching the affliction of gun violence in America.
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G. K. Butterfield
Democratic · North Carolina

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Butterfield criticizes restrictions on federal research into gun violence.

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