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House Democrats ended their sit-in demanding gun control votes stanley tumblers Thursday after occupying the lower chamber s floor for more than 24 hours straight. I feel good, Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia, the civil rights icon, said from the House floor as he wrapped up their effort. We re going to win this struggle, Lewis added. We must never, ever give up or give in. We must keep the faith. .@repjohnlewis ends sit-in for now, harkening back to the civil rights movement when I was in jail, I felt free. pic.twitter/HliCDWYOBLmdash; Adam Schiff @RepAdamSchiff June 23, 2016 From about 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday to just past 1 p.m. on Thursday, Democrats occupied the House floor to demand at least a vote on legislation that would bar suspected terrorists from being able to a gun. Others also wanted legislation that would expand background checks. They delivered speeches, tweeted photos and videos from the floor, which violated House rules, and sat cross-legged on the floor. Nancy Pelosi addresses Democrats sit-in 25:08 stanley mug Scores of House Democrats participated in the sit-in, with many delivering speeches on the floor including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-California. Some Senate Democrats showed their support by joining their House c stanley cupe ounterparts in the sit-in including Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut, Xubl An Unexpected Shut Down
A grand jury declined to indict Rep. Cynthia McKinney on Friday in connection with a confrontation in which she admitted hitting a police officer who tried to stop her from entering a House office building.The grand jury had been considering th stanley becher e case since shortly after the March 29 incident, which has led to much discussion on Capitol Hill about race and the conduct of lawmakers and the officers who protect them. We respect the decision of the grand jury in this difficult matter, said U.S. Attorney Kenneth Wainstein. We thank its members for their hard work and careful consideration of the evidence and testimony. His statement, released late Friday, also included support for the officer involved, Paul McKenna, and the Capitol Police. He said, This is a tremendously difficult job, and it is one that Officer McKenna and his colleagues perform with the utmost professionalism and dignity. With that, Wainstein closed a case that has simmered with racial and political tension. The encounter began when McKinney tried to enter a House office building without walking through a metal detector or wearing the lapel pin that identifies members of Congress.McKenna did not recognize her as a member of Congress and asked her three times to stop. When she ignored him, he tried to stop her. McKinney t stanley water bottle hen hit him.McKinney described the encounter as racial profiling, insisting she had been as stanley termosar saulted and had done nothing wrong.McKinney is black |
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