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Mike Thompson: “Congressmen Mike Thompson and Peter King introduced a bipartisan background check expansion Act to H.R. 8 on the…”

On the recordFebruary 5, 2019
Congressmen Mike Thompson and Peter King introduced a bipartisan background check expansion Act to H.R. 8 on the anniversary of former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords' near-fatal injury.
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Mike Thompson
Democratic · California

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Announcing a bipartisan effort for expanded background checks.

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