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On the recordFebruary 5, 2019
It is time for our collective outrage to drive commonsense gun legislation and for that legislation to become law.
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Mary Gay Scanlon
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Calls for urgent action on gun legislation in response to gun violence.

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