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David Cicilline: “I thank the gentleman from Michigan for his thoughtful words. I also want to mention that some of my colleagues earlier…”

On the recordJune 21, 2022
I thank the gentleman from Michigan for his thoughtful words. I also want to mention that some of my colleagues earlier in the debate said creating this is going to create a fear of shooting. That is what Democrats are really up to, and the 15 or 16 Republicans that are the original co-sponsors of this bill. Well, I would ask one question: When we created the AMBER Alert to help families find a child who is lost, or the Silver Alert, it didn't create any great fear. It effectively made sure when seniors were lost, they were found. When children were lost, they were found. So that is a specious argument. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. {time} 1545
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island
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Jun 21, 2022

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