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senior political reporter ; AZ native 🌵

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  1. May 26

    “We’re always looking to do more. But right now we need the help of Congress," says of what Biden's role is in this moment

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    May 26

    Rick Scott’s spox now tells me that the senator is “not working with Senator Murphy or any other Democrat on federal gun legislation,” but is rather “focused on how we can continue to make schools safe.” Shows how difficult this is going to be…

    Baby steps—Sen. Murphy says he talked to Sen. Rick Scott last night about the gun bill he signed as governor of Florida after Parkland. The bill Scott signed included raising the age for buying assault weapons to 21, but Scott told me he thinks that should be done at state level
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  3. May 26

    Just in: and to travel to Uvalde on Sunday

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  4. May 26

    Rep. is asking the FBI to investigate the Uvalde shooting, citing conflicting police reports. "The people of Uvalde, of Texas, and of the nation deserve an accurate account of what transpired," he writes in the letter.

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  5. May 26

    Asked about calls for senators to stay in Washington and vote, Sen. Murphy said it’s sometimes easier to hash out solutions outside of Washington. He said members would be in contact constantly trying to figure out a plan. Bottom line: senators are not skipping recess

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    May 26

    "The data shows Americans are willing to change their opinions on gun control after these tragedies – that the majority of the country supports stricter gun laws, especially in the aftermath of deadly school shootings." via and

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  7. May 26

    calls for raising the age limit to 21 on purchasing an assault weapon. She said it’s a proposal Democrats are going to make to the public. Sen. Murphy earlier said it’s something they’d raise in bipartisan talks but didn’t sound optimistic.

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  8. May 26

    A fired up says Minnesota has a proud hunting culture But “my uncle Dick in his deerstand” does not need an AK-47

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  9. May 26

    Sen. Padilla is now addressing the families of Uvalde, a Mexican-American community in Texas, speaking in Spanish. “Basta,” he says. Enough.

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  10. May 26

    “How is this acceptable,” asks Republicans colleagues. “If more guns were the answer, America would be the safest country in the world,” he adds.

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    May 26

    Chris Murphy has seen the photos from Newtown. He's one of the few who have. And he wonders, if his colleagues saw them too, if they'd reconsider their stances on guns. "I don’t want people to sanitize the reality of what this is," tells me

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  12. May 26

    Kids here are holding signs that say things like: “I want 2 B a scientist, not a gun statistic.”

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    May 26

    The front page of the paper here in Uvalde this morning.

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  14. May 26

    “Gun violence is going to be on the ballot this November,” he says. It leads to chants of “vote them out.”

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  15. May 26

    He says the plan is to “work our tails off” in search of a bipartisan solution on gun control legislation. If that fails, he says ther will be votes so everyone knows “what side” of the debate every senator is on.

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  16. May 26

    He says his young son has had to have conversations in response to the Uvalde shooting that no child should have. He says it’s the result of decisions made in conversations.

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  17. May 26

    “We are not prepared to allow our schools to continue as killing fields.”

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  18. May 26

    . to Congress: “who do you work for?”

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  19. May 26

    Loud cheers and chants of “thank you” when arrives

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  20. May 26

    She was shot and survived. Now she’s calling on the senate to cancel their recess and stay in Washington to pass gun reform legislation.

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