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Addressing the Issues Around Public Safety and Policing - Dallas Weekly

By Congressman James E. Clyburn Following the murders of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd in 2020 at the hands of law enforcement—two in a long line of avoidable tragedies—Democrats reaffirmed […]

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