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Ron Wyden: “When is enough? And we watch these young people from the high schools, and I heard one in effect say, you know, we are…”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2018
When is enough? And we watch these young people from the high schools, and I heard one in effect say, you know, we are kids, we cannot fix this. You adults get over it and deal with it.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden emphasizes the urgency for adults to address school shootings.

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