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Elizabeth Esty: “The American people deserve and the American people demand a vote on commonsense, bipartisan gun safety legislation.…”

On the recordSeptember 14, 2016
The American people deserve and the American people demand a vote on commonsense, bipartisan gun safety legislation. During the 7 weeks that Congress was in recess, thousands of Americans were killed by guns. Each one of those Americans was precious. They had family, loved ones, coworkers, and neighbors. In the 3 years and 9 months since 26 people were killed in my district--20 first-graders, six teachers and educators--we have had not one debate, not one vote on this legislation. The time has come. The time is now. We demand a vote. ____________________
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Elizabeth Esty
Democratic · Connecticut
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Sep 14, 2016

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