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struggle4progress

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Tue Sep 12, 2017, 09:58 PM Sep 2017

House resolution urging Trump to condemn white supremacists

BY CRISTINA MARCOS
09/12/17 06:58 PM EDT

The House unanimously cleared a resolution on Tuesday that condemns white supremacists and urges President Trump to speak out against them.

The bipartisan resolution now heads to President Trump’s desk for his signature, making it the first formal response by Congress to the violence that broke out during a white supremacist march in Charlottesville, Va., last month.

"Tonight the House passed my resolution condemning hate groups & the Charlottesville attack. POTUS should sign a clear message & sign it ASAP," tweeted Sen. Mark Warner ...

http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/350372-house-sends-trump-resolution-condemning-white-supremacists

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House resolution urging Trump to condemn white supremacists (Original Post) struggle4progress Sep 2017 OP
The coming twit storm should be good. padfun Sep 2017 #1
Was there a recorded vote count? Midnight Writer Sep 2017 #2

padfun

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1. The coming twit storm should be good.
Tue Sep 12, 2017, 10:08 PM
Sep 2017

Looks like Congress is getting tired of the Orange one. Let the games begin!

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