Toomey & Manchin introduce bill to expand background checks for gun purchases

Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Manchin gun 4.10.13

A bill introduced by pro-gun Senators Pat Toomey (R-Penn.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) will expand criminal and mental health background checks for firearm purchases at gun shows and…

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Transcript: Press briefing Q&A with Sen. Pat Toomey & Sen. Joe Manchin on the bipartisan amendment to strengthen criminal background checks for gun purchases

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Excerpts from press briefing Q&A with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) and Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Penn.) on the bipartisan amendment to strengthen background checks for gun purchases on April…

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Transcript: Press briefing remarks by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) on the proposed gun background check amendment

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Transcript of press briefing remarks by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) on a proposed amendment to strengthen background checks on gun purchases on April 10, 2013:

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Transcript: Q&A with Ambassador Samir Sumaida’ie on the state of Iraq 10 years after the U.S. invasion

Monday, April 8, 2013

Partial transcript of Q&A with Samir Sumaida’ie, former Iraqi Ambassador to the United States, on the state of Iraq 10 years after the U.S. invasion at the Carnegie…

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House reauthorizes the Violence Against Women Act of 2013

Thursday, February 28, 2013
WTF House reauthorizes VAWA 2.28.13

The House of Representatives today passed the Violence Against Women Act by a vote of 286 to 138. 

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Senate reauthorizes the Violence Against Women Act of 2013

Wednesday, February 13, 2013
WTF Senate reauthorizes VAWA 2013

The Senate on Tuesday voted to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, which funds programs to prevent and prosecute domestic violence and sexual assault crimes as well as…

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Transcript: President Barack Obama says “There’s no legislation being proposed to subvert the Second Amendment”

Monday, February 4, 2013
President Barack Obama delivers remarks following a roundtable discussion with local leaders and law enforcement officials on how to reduce gun violence, at the Minneapolis Police Department Special Operations Center in Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 4, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Partial transcript of remarks by President Barack Obama on reducing gun violence in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Feb. 4, 2013: 

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Transcript: Testimony by NRA President Wayne LaPierre opposing gun control before the Senate Judiciary Committee

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Transcribed and edited by Jenny Jiang Partial transcript of testimony by Wayne LaPierre, Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Rifle Association, at the Senate Judiciary…

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Transcript: Testimony by Attorney Gayle Trotter opposing gun control before the Senate Judiciary Committee

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Transcribed and edited by Jenny Jiang Partial transcript of testimony by Gayle Trotter, Attorney and Senior Fellow at the Independent Women’s Forum, at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on…

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Transcript: Capt. Mark Kelly’s testimony on gun violence before the Senate Judiciary Committee

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Transcribed and edited by Jenny Jiang Partial transcript of testimony by Captain Mark Kelly, USN (Ret.), Americans for Responsible Solutions, Tucson, Arizona, at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on…

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