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Reps. Kelly, Espaillat, Lee introduce bill to recognize gun violence as a public health emergency 

U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., was one of three members of Congress to introduce the Gun Violence as a Public Health Emergency Act on Thursday, July 27.

The legislation would direct the secretary of Health and Human Services to coordinate with the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to produce an annual report on gun violence, its public health effects, and action taken by the federal government.

Kelly, who represents Homewood and…

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