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On the recordJune 6, 2022
We did a bill at that time, which is a background check, but we had school safety in that background, the Manchin-Toomey bill.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia
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Manchin recalls the Manchin-Toomey bill aimed at improving school safety post-Sandy Hook.

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