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Hakeem Jeffries: “And I would like to ask unanimous consent, Mr. Chair, that an article in the Washington Post stated 'Chicago's murder…”

On the recordMarch 18, 2013
And I would like to ask unanimous consent, Mr. Chair, that an article in the Washington Post stated 'Chicago's murder rate is finally falling. Can that keep up?'
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York

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Jeffries references a Washington Post article regarding Chicago's declining murder rate.

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