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On the recordMarch 8, 2017
The day after I visited the Beloit Program, a stray bullet went through the window at that school because of the very tough neighborhood that it is in.
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Mark Pocan
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Pocan describes the dangers faced by children in a poverty-stricken area.

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