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Lindsey Graham: “I think I am speaking for a lot of people when they say we are heartbroken when a family member is taken through an act…”

On the recordJanuary 29, 2013
I think I am speaking for a lot of people when they say we are heartbroken when a family member is taken through an act of gun violence, whether it be a child or anyone else, but particularly children.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham shares the heartbreak felt by families affected by gun violence, especially children.

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