On the recordJune 7, 2021
The Republicans have decided, I don't want to help stop the next one. That means that the adults in the rooms are the Democrats and we've got to do it.
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transcripts.cnn.comTim Kaine: “The Republicans have decided, I don't want to help stop the next one. That means that the adults in the rooms are the…”
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Senator Tim Kaine asserts that the responsibility to address the root causes of the Capitol attack falls on Democrats after Republicans blocked a bipartisan commission.
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