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On the recordMay 17, 2018
I think he said background checks passed for gun sales. That was on a Tuesday. By Thursday, he completely I guess lost interest and about two months later he was the speaker at the National Rifle Association's convention in Dallas.
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Mark Kelly
Democratic · Arizona

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Mark Kelly critiques the President's inconsistency on gun control measures following the Parkland shooting.

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