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J. D. Vance: “Union Station is a great example of what's possible when you…”

Featuring: J. D. Vance, Republican | Vice President of the United States | National

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Published | Video Starts at 15:25

It should not be a place where parents of small children are afraid to bring them. Because to Steven's point, we have empowered criminals over the people who actually need public safety in the city. So I think Union Station is a great example of what's possible when you actually have the political willpower to bring law and order and common decency back to the public spaces of the United States of America. So many Americans live in cities. They occupy these spaces. They know how unsafe they are, and they would love to be able to just live their life in places like Union Station without violent criminals making it impossible. (15:25–15:38)

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Asserts that Union Station exemplifies the potential of political will to restore law and order in public spaces.

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