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Tag: Barbara Mikulski
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Tuesday, June 21st 2016 - 08:07 UTC
US Senate fails to pass bill to tighten gun controls; the vote was along party lines
The US Senate has rejected plans to tighten gun controls, including the restriction of weapons sales to people on terrorism watch lists. Four proposals were brought before the Senate after 49 people died in an attack on a gay nightclub in Florida.
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Tuesday, January 14th 2014 - 23:54 UTC
US congress negotiating spending bill to avoid another shutdown of government
Negotiators in the US Congress unveiled a 1.1 trillion dollars spending bill that aims to prevent another government shutdown while boosting funding levels slightly for military and domestic programs - but not for “Obamacare” health reforms.
