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On the recordApril 28, 2015
African-American lives count, too, and they are being killed on a regular basis and seen in this country, and nobody in this Congress seems to care that has authority to have a hearing or to bring a bill to a vote.
Said by
Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Cohen emphasizes the lack of congressional action on civil rights issues and police violence against African-Americans.

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