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4 Dec 2015 06:06

The next time members of Congress stop for a moment of silence in honor of the victims of mass shootings, Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) won't be participating. "I'm not going to stand up for a moment of silence again and then watch us do nothing," she said. "It's hypocritical and it speaks to our impotence that we think that it's good enough to just take out one minute and pray for the lives. The families of those who have died don't want our one minute of silence. They want some assurance that ...
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