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Roll Call: Republicans Plan to Vote Over Democrats Protest

June 22, 2016
By: AP Staff Writer\

Republicans plan to bring the House into session late Wednesday and hold votes despite Democrats' ongoing sit-in on the floor. Dozens of Democratic representatives staged the sit-in, demanding that GOP leaders allow votes on gun control measures. However, Republicans have no plans to comply.   While most Republicans remain opposed to any legislation that would restrict access to guns, some have been working with Democrats in the name of compromise.  Florida GOP Rep. Carlos Curbelo said he is working with Massachusetts Democrat Seth Moulton on a bipartisan gun control bill similar to the one Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins has offered in the Senate.

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