10/28/2009
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"it is essential, critical if I might emphasize, that we find out more about what is really in there and what the long-term damage might be."
"I hope we can. Nearly 12 years ago, the Senate passed my legislation to close the gun show loophole."
"I think that if we want to keep the American people safe, we have to fund COPS at the level that we have suggested."
"But I want to tell you, I am pleased that the President's budget included a substantial increase in funding for the COPS program."