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On the recordFebruary 4, 2020
I hope you will urge this legislature and the President and the Senate to make sure that we close these holes, and we begin to save lives from gun violence.
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Madeleine Dean
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Dean emphasizes the need for legislative action to address gaps in gun laws.

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