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McConnell: Dems skipped FBI’s brief on Orlando to join filibuster

By Pete Kasperowicz
Published June 16, 2016 3:10pm ET
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McConnell: Dems skipped FBI’s brief on Orlando to join filibuster
"Senate Republicans attended and asked serious questions," McConnell said. "A rather significant group of Senate Democrats skipped it, skipped the briefing altogether for a campaign talkathon out here on the Senate floor, which also prevented us from going forward on the bill." (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg, File) | Andrew Harrer

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Thursday that many Senate Democrats skipped the FBI’s classified briefing on Wednesday about the Orlando shooting attack that killed dozens, and instead chose to participate in a “filibuster” over gun control.

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