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On the recordApril 16, 2023
Make no mistake. If the concern about addressing violent crime addressed by my Republican colleagues was genuine, they would have acted.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Cohen asserts Republicans are not genuinely concerned about violent crime.

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