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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

A partial walk-back from McConnell's office, which says he was referring to the *origins* of the filibuster. The *use* of the filibuster, of course, has an extensive and well-documented racial history over generations (though it's now used on everything). https://t.co/1LQZtYPWNe — PolitiTweet.org

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He was referring to the origins of the filibuster: "Historians told PolitiFact that the filibuster did not emerge… https://t.co/YleabgDvuV

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NEW: In the wake of two mass shootings in two weeks, Senate renews efforts to overhaul U.S. gun laws This will be a slog. Even the most modest and popular ideas, like universal background checks, face a murky path. The more ambitious proposals are DOA. https://t.co/0AhnvsrSLi — PolitiTweet.org

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Chuck Schumer promises gun control votes, including on House-passed bills. But the House universal background checks bill lacks the votes: Even Joe Manchin is against it, says it goes too far. What can pass? Some version of Manchin-Toomey. Maybe. If that. https://t.co/0AhnvsrSLi — PolitiTweet.org

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