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Jessica Beard, a trauma surgeon and a fellow at the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting, responding to comments that Highland Park, Ill., is the last place one might expect a mass shooting. The shooting in the wealthy, predominantly white suburb of Chicago was just one of five shootings that took place across the country on July 4. (NPR — July 7, 2022)
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Amanda Litman, a millennial and the CEO of Run for Something, an organization that supports first-time Democratic candidates, commenting on why so many young candidates are running for office. Three 25-year-olds are running for Congress this cycle, the youngest age eligible for election; all three candidates are members of Gen Z. The average age of leadership in the U.S. House is 55 years old for Republicans and 71 for Democrats. (NPR — July 6, 2022)
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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, regarding his constant worry while running the city. He later apologized for how he expressed himself, emphasizing that he deeply cares about his role and the city. (CBS Philly via Twitter —July 4, 2022)
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Sen. Bob Casey, regarding the fact that it has been 10 years since the Department of Justice has filed a report on the federal government’s compliance with accessibility standards for information technology. While 26 percent of Americans live with a disability, a 2021 report from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation found that 30 percent of the most popular federal websites did not pass an automated accessibility test; 48 percent failed the test on one of their three most popular pages. (NPR — June 30, 2022)