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madamesilverspurs

(16,534 posts) Wed Jun 22, 2016, 06:33 PM Jun 2016

Kind of a neat thing about the sit-in ...

The speakers often acknowledge and engage the visitors in the gallery. That doesn't happen in regular session. Just nice to have that awareness confirmed.

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Kind of a neat thing about the sit-in ... (Original Post) madamesilverspurs Jun 2016 OP

I just saw a tweet that credited a comment to Nancy Pelosi that said that the effort Squinch Jun 2016 #1

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1. I just saw a tweet that credited a comment to Nancy Pelosi that said that the effort

Reply to madamesilverspurs (Original post)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 06:40 PM

Jun 2016

was bi-partisan and there were a number of Republicans in there with them.

I sort of half hope this goes on for a long time. If it's still going next week, I'll be able to go there and join the protest outside the chamber. I'd love that.

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