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#MassacreMitch McConnell trending again
As #MassacreMitch Trends After Texas Shooting, Democrats Urge McConnell To Act
Democratic leaders are pushing the Senate majority leader to take action on gun control legislation. “Enough is enough,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) pressed McConnell on Saturday to take action on H.R. 8, also known as the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019. The bill — which seeks to close loopholes allowing private or online sales of guns and sales at gun shows without background checks — was passed by the Democratic-controlled House in February.
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The hashtag #MassacreMitch started trending on Twitter on Saturday as people called on the senator to take action against gun violence.
The hashtag also went viral in August following back-to-back mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. - HuffPost
Democratic leaders are pushing the Senate majority leader to take action on gun control legislation. “Enough is enough,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) pressed McConnell on Saturday to take action on H.R. 8, also known as the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019. The bill — which seeks to close loopholes allowing private or online sales of guns and sales at gun shows without background checks — was passed by the Democratic-controlled House in February.
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The hashtag #MassacreMitch started trending on Twitter on Saturday as people called on the senator to take action against gun violence.
The hashtag also went viral in August following back-to-back mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. - HuffPost
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Nice alliteration. 