07/07/2009
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"we should be passing bills to invest in public safety and better law enforcement, bills that we know will saves lives from gun violence, and bills that address the root causes of violent crime."
"Philadelphia has had 35 percent fewer homicides, more than a third less than it did during the same period in 2023."
"Homicides in Philadelphia this year to date are down 35 percent from last year, and down 16 percent from five years ago."
"The Koch brothers, not a group I typically praise... they do recognize that we have to try and find ways to address these criminal justice issues in a bipartisan way."