Deutch: ‘This is not a moment of silence, this is not a sit-in, this is action...’

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Deutch: ‘This is not a moment of silence, this is not a sit-in, this is action…’

By Nathan Ouellette

Posted February 27, 2019 at 10:52pm

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Florida Representative Ted Deutch rose to speak Wednesday on behalf of H.R. 8 — gun legislation that would mandate federal criminal background checks on all gun sales. The bill passed the House later that day.

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