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Madeleine Dean: I am dumbfounded. No one who is serious about stemming the scourge of violent crime would make such an appeal.

On the recordMarch 22, 2023
I am dumbfounded. No one who is serious about stemming the scourge of violent crime would make such an appeal.
Said by
Madeleine Dean
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Dean expresses disbelief at proposals to abolish or defund the ATF amidst rising gun violence.

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