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Madeleine Dean: We`ve all been clamoring for this kind of legislation for a very, very long time. I`m stunned by some of the words that…

On the recordJune 2, 2022
We`ve all been clamoring for this kind of legislation for a very, very long time. I`m stunned by some of the words that we`re hearing on the other side of the aisle. Where is their outrage over the slaughter of 19 fourth-graders and their two teachers? Why don`t they feel an urgency to do something?
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Madeleine Dean
Democratic · Pennsylvania
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msnbc.com

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Madeleine Dean questions the lack of urgency from the opposing party regarding gun violence legislation.

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