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On the recordJuly 8, 2021
Did it have to take fences coming down to say maybe we need to fund our Capitol Police who saved our lives?
Said by
Madeleine Dean
Democratic · Pennsylvania
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Dean questions the urgency of funding the Capitol Police in light of recent events.

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