Skip to main content

The Daily Beast: House in Chaos as Democrats Press Gun Fight, Republicans Try to Gain Control

June 23, 2016
By: Andrew Desiderio\

The House of Representatives erupted into chaos on Wednesday night as Speaker Paul Ryan attempted to regain control of the chamber. The move came 10 hours into a sit-in led by House Democrats over Republicans’ refusal to consider gun control measures in the wake of the Orlando terror attack, the largest mass shooting in U.S. history.  Speaking from the floor during the sit-in, democratic Rep. Seth Moulton said due process concerns should not be an excuse to block every gun control-related proposal. “If there are problems with the no fly list, then let’s fix it,” Moulton said. “But tell me this, if they are so many problems on the no fly list, then why do we have it?”\

You can read the full article here.