Political Quotes

On the recordApril 16, 2023
This is a choice that we are making, to allow all the children of America to go into school worried that they're going to be the victim of a mass shooting.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen criticizes the inaction on gun violence affecting children's safety in schools.

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