At the close of a 15-hour filibuster that ended in Senate Republicans agreeing to vote on two gun control amendments, US Senator Chris Murphy shared this powerful story of a teacher and student killed at Sandy Hook Elementary. | Quartz

"It takes courage to look into the eye of a shooter, and instead of running, wrapping your arms around a 6-year-old boy and accepting death, as a trade, for just a tiny, little peace of mind for a little boy under your charge. If Anne Marie Murphy could do that, then ask yourself: What can you do to make sure that Orlando, or Sandy Hook, never, ever happens again?" | Vox

Stacey Abrams, an influential figure in Democratic circles, called for the U.S. Senate to exempt election-reform legislation passed by the House from the filibuster https://reut.rs/3rPdcto | Reuters

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