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1st Gun Control Bill of the day (Grassley Amendment) Fails to Pass (51 Yes/42 No)

Posted on 06/20/2016 2:54:37 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA

Increasing Funds for Background Checks; On C-Span right now.

3 more bills to come.


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: banglist; guncontrol; obama; orlando

1 posted on 06/20/2016 2:54:38 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA
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To: Red in Blue PA

The Actual number of No’s will be higher; I posted when it came up as “motion Fails” on C-Span.


2 posted on 06/20/2016 2:55:44 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA (war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, obama loves America)
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Do I understand correctly that they’re not voting on the actual bill, but voting on cloture?


3 posted on 06/20/2016 2:56:36 PM PDT by NorthMountain (A plague o' both your houses.)
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4 posted on 06/20/2016 2:57:27 PM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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Either way 51 Yes ==> a bunch of Republican traitors.


5 posted on 06/20/2016 2:57:49 PM PDT by NorthMountain (A plague o' both your houses.)
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Final= 53 Yes/ 47 No


6 posted on 06/20/2016 2:59:16 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA (war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, obama loves America)
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I believe you are correct; something just came up about cloture.


7 posted on 06/20/2016 3:00:30 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA (war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, obama loves America)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Meanwhile, background checks would not have prevented Orlando or Sandy Hook Elementary.


8 posted on 06/20/2016 3:04:50 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Ban muslims, NOT guns.....Register liberals, NOT guns)
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To: Red in Blue PA

That’s too many yes votes.


9 posted on 06/20/2016 3:06:07 PM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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Far too many.


10 posted on 06/20/2016 3:13:16 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA (war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, obama loves America)
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To: NorthMountain
Either way 51 Yes ==> a bunch of Republican traitors.

Congress may just be at the point of pushing us off the cliff.


11 posted on 06/20/2016 3:14:37 PM PDT by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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You can just about guess who the gop back stabbers are.


12 posted on 06/20/2016 3:19:22 PM PDT by Ken H (Best election ever!)
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The never ending assault on our rights and safety.


13 posted on 06/20/2016 3:22:24 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Travis McGee

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Very Good!


14 posted on 06/20/2016 3:22:24 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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