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Schumer is objecting to this, says this wouldn't have prevented the shooting yesterday. — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden ATF director nominee Dettelbach "strategically veered away from his own views on gun safety laws during" his confirmation hearing today, per @AnthonyAdragna https://t.co/3dPGtH5B8S — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @alexanderbolton: Must-see TV: Sens. Bernie Sanders and Lindsey Graham have agreed to debate each other for an hour at the Edward M. Ken… — PolitiTweet.org

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Not surprising, but both Sinema and Manchin rebuffed changing the legislative filibuster for action on guns. Manchin raised prospect of R majority reversing all Dems' work, Sinema said "I don’t think that D.C. solutions are realistic here. But there are things that we can do" — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @tplohetski: BREAKING: The shooter in the Robb Elementary School had legally purchased two AR platform rifles on May 17 and May 20 from… — PolitiTweet.org

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New: Sinema tells reporters she’s going to reach out to her GOP colleagues to try and find a bipartisan response to mass shooting. She rarely makes off the cuff remarks like this — PolitiTweet.org

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New: GOP Sens. Collins and Toomey have spoken to Democratic Sen. Murphy as he seeks Republican partners for a response to mass shootings. Toomey says he continues to support expanding background checks, Collins interested in creating incentives for yellow/red flag laws — PolitiTweet.org

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After McConnell says he is sickened by what happened in the Texas shooting, Schumer asks whether McConnell will join Democrats to advance domestic terrorism bill @maxpcohen asked McConnell if Congress should pass any legislation, and he referred back to his floor speech — PolitiTweet.org

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Sometimes Schumer forces Republicans to reject legislation, knowing it will fail. Tomorrow's domestic terrorism legislation, for example. But he's not treating guns/backgroundchecks/etc this way. — PolitiTweet.org

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Expectation at the moment is the Senate is not going to cancel Memorial Day recess. That puts the earliest possible gun debate on the floor the week of June 6. But it does not sound like Schumer wants to leap into anything that doesn't have 60 votes — PolitiTweet.org

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In sum, Schumer does not want to quickly hold a vote on gun safety legislation but wants to pursue a possible with Republicans even though he think there's not much chance of a breakthrough — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer says voters can take it out on Republicans at the ballot box in November. Says "in the meantime" he hopes Republicans will work with Democrats "Unlikely, burned in the past, but their hearts might see what has happened and join us" — PolitiTweet.org

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"There are some in this body who to vote quickly on sensible gun safety legislation ... I'm sympathetic to that," Schumer says. He says voters know where Republicans stand on the issue... — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MurphinNC: This seems pretty ground breaking. The NC Senate's GOP leader @SenatorBerger is making a strong case for expanding Medicaid.… — PolitiTweet.org

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Montana Dem Tester on gun safety: “maybe it’s a good background check [bill] that has good databases behind it” “All this stuff like arming the teachers or putting armed guards out in front of schools, that’s not what we need to be [doing].” https://t.co/78lvfbqsbP — PolitiTweet.org

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@marianne_levine NRSC Chair Rick Scott: “Most of the people I talk to believe there ought to be reasonable restrictions and reasonable exceptions" Cotton: "Exceptions are a sound decision for people who have very strong but differing opinions on these questions" — PolitiTweet.org

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Republicans sprint away from Herschel Walker's exception-free abortion ban position. Rs lost races over how they answer this question (Akin/Mourdock) Cornyn: "If this goes back to the states, he’s not going to get to vote on that" https://t.co/OYND9eJWik @marianne_levine — PolitiTweet.org

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Tonight Schumer took procedural steps that would allow him to bring up the House-passed background checks legislation. Passed by House March 2021, doesn’t have 60 but Senate could amend—in theory https://t.co/nDxDBIOqmc — PolitiTweet.org

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It’s frustratingly difficult to find a picture of Shawn Kemp dunking over Will Perdue to illustrate this — PolitiTweet.org

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Murphy pleads with GOP for a gun deal as 'another Sandy Hook' grips America “I know there’s 10 Republicans that will vote for something under the right circumstances, with the right leadership.” ⁦@ktullymcmanus⁩ https://t.co/78lvfbqsbP — PolitiTweet.org

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.@marianne_levine reminded me that the last serious bipartisan talks on gun safety fell apart because Trump was mad about the first impeachment inquiry 'Lost opportunity': Guns talks cease amid impeachment push https://t.co/CpDskJpZp1 — PolitiTweet.org

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If a bill was ready for floor action and you started moving it today today, the fastest you can hold a vote under Senate rules would be Thursday. At the moment, Schumer has set up a vote on the domestic terrorism bill for Thursday. — PolitiTweet.org

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A spokesman for Sen. Cornyn says he will not speak at the NRA event in Texas "Prior to the tragedy today in Uvalde we had already informed the NRA he would not be able to speak due to a unexpected change in his schedule. He now has to be in D.C. for personal reasons on Friday" — PolitiTweet.org

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“There are commonsense reforms we can pass to reduce gun violence that align with our rights and traditions and are supported by Americans across the political spectrum. The best thing Washington can do right now is take these steps to make our communities safer" — PolitiTweet.org

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@PatrickMackinpj nope, it's Mark Kelly — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Kelly with a strong call to action on gun safety: "Politicians in Washington spend countless hours fighting about nothing, but when it comes time to act on an issue that is unique to the United States and demands a response, they find a million reasons not to" — PolitiTweet.org

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Murphy said he knows there are 10 Republicans that will support something on guns. He doesn’t want failed votes on legislation that doesn’t have 60 “I am so willing to bend backwards to find compromise. I don’t need a vote on Manchin-Toomey, I need a vote to show progress” — PolitiTweet.org

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“Spare me the bullshit of mental illness,” says Sen. Murphy of the United States. “We’re not an outlier on mental illness, we’re an outlier on firearms” — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Cornyn of Texas says he’ll be heading back to his state after the mass shooting. “There’s no words to describe how horrific this is. The investigation is ongoing and thankfully the shooter is out commission” — PolitiTweet.org

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President Biden’s ATF nominee Dettelbach has his hearing tomorrow. Senate hasn’t confirmed an ATF director since 2013. And that was the only one ever — PolitiTweet.org