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ellenrr

(3,864 posts) Mon Jun 13, 2016, 06:40 AM Jun 2016

Orlando Shooting Is Likely to Dominate Congressional Agenda

The mass killings in Orlando will overtake events in Washington and dominate Congress this week as lawmakers seek answers and possible responses in the wake of the United States’ deadliest shooting attack.

Public and classified briefings were already being scheduled on Sunday to allow lawmakers and others to hear from law enforcement officials on what happened as well as on whether any links to terrorism contributed to the attack.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/14/us/orlando-shooting-is-likely-to-dominate-congressional-agenda.html?rref=collection%2Fnewseventcollection%2FOrlando%20Shooting&action=click&contentCollection=U.S.&module=Collection&region=Marginalia&src=me&version=newsevent&pgtype=article

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Orlando Shooting Is Likely to Dominate Congressional Agenda (Original Post) ellenrr Jun 2016 OP

will be one issue for sure and democrats can be SMART about how to go about it beachbum bob Jun 2016 #1

Yeap, they'll talk a lot uponit7771 Jun 2016 #2

Yeah they will. Hayduke Bomgarte Jun 2016 #4

We can be sure that Congress will act quickly and decisively Orrex Jun 2016 #3

They will blame Obama. roamer65 Jun 2016 #5

"Benghazi!" struggle4progress Jun 2016 #6

? Javaman Jun 2016 #7

Come on Java trumad Jun 2016 #8

time and place. Javaman Jun 2016 #9

We should expect oodles of Congression fabrication here too struggle4progress Jun 2016 #11

If anything was actually going to get done it would be accomplished in three weeks Fumesucker Jun 2016 #10

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)

1. will be one issue for sure and democrats can be SMART about how to go about it

Reply to ellenrr (Original post)

Mon Jun 13, 2016, 06:46 AM

Jun 2016

the reasoned position is allowing those on FBI watch-lists closer scrutinity with firearm purchases of any kind....conservatives and NRA fight all reasonable background checks....this is the focus....not outright banning of any weapons..

let NRA and conservatives fight against reasonable background checks....that is a LOSING position with the majority of americans.....if it turns into banning firearms on any level, its loser for democrats....

uponit7771

(90,347 posts)

2. Yeap, they'll talk a lot

Reply to ellenrr (Original post)

Mon Jun 13, 2016, 07:23 AM

Jun 2016

Hayduke Bomgarte

(1,965 posts)

4. Yeah they will.

Reply to uponit7771 (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 13, 2016, 08:14 AM

Jun 2016

They'll bluster and blather. Maybe offer up phoney prayers and meaningless condolences. Then they'll get down to the real business of kissing the NRAs ass,while taking more bribes, errr campaign contributions and take no action.

Orrex

(63,216 posts)

3. We can be sure that Congress will act quickly and decisively

Reply to ellenrr (Original post)

Mon Jun 13, 2016, 07:29 AM

Jun 2016

to guarantee that no meaningful change happens in the wake of this horrific tragedy.

roamer65

(36,745 posts)

5. They will blame Obama.

Reply to ellenrr (Original post)

Mon Jun 13, 2016, 08:25 AM

Jun 2016

Is that their usual course of inaction?

struggle4progress

(118,309 posts)

6. "Benghazi!"

Reply to ellenrr (Original post)

Mon Jun 13, 2016, 09:21 AM

Jun 2016

Javaman

(62,531 posts)

7. ?

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #6)

Mon Jun 13, 2016, 09:51 AM

Jun 2016

excuse me?

Benghazi was virtually fabricated from whole cloth by the right wing.

how in good conscious are you able to conflate Benghazi with Orlando?