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brooklynite

(96,882 posts) Thu Mar 11, 2021, 12:11 PM Mar 2021

BREAKING: House passes Background Checks Bill

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BREAKING: House passes Background Checks Bill (Original Post) brooklynite Mar 2021 OP

Finally bdamomma Mar 2021 #1

It's very unlikely to pass in the Senate. Dial H For Hero Mar 2021 #5

Senate Republicans are gonna SHIT! Aristus Mar 2021 #2

Needs 60 votes in the Senate. bearsfootball516 Mar 2021 #4

Good news. And it's nice to see some Republicans supported it. Mike 03 Mar 2021 #3

bdamomma

(69,532 posts)

1. Finally

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Mar 11, 2021, 12:12 PM

Mar 2021

Where is that Things to be done list..................Checked.

Leave it to responsible government to get things done.

Dial H For Hero

(2,971 posts)

5. It's very unlikely to pass in the Senate.

Reply to bdamomma (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 11, 2021, 01:44 PM

Mar 2021

Aristus

(72,188 posts)

2. Senate Republicans are gonna SHIT!

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Mar 11, 2021, 12:18 PM

Mar 2021

They're gonna be wining and dining Manchin and Sinema from here to forever to get them to vote this down.

bearsfootball516

(6,713 posts)

4. Needs 60 votes in the Senate.

Reply to Aristus (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 11, 2021, 12:33 PM

Mar 2021

Manchin and Sinema don’t really matter in this case unless you can get 10 Republicans to vote yes.

Mike 03

(18,690 posts)

3. Good news. And it's nice to see some Republicans supported it.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Mar 11, 2021, 12:20 PM

Mar 2021

Kick

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