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Steve Cohen: We're the volunteer state. We shouldn't volunteer: we should be forced to do this, because when we go out -- even if you…

On the recordMarch 31, 2020
We're the volunteer state. We shouldn't volunteer: we should be forced to do this, because when we go out -- even if you don't -- you don't know you have the virus, you're spreading it to other people.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen emphasizes the need for mandatory measures to prevent the spread of the virus, criticizing the lack of action from the governor.

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