News Wrap: House Democrats hold sit-in on gun control vote
Clip: 6/22/2016 | 8m 43s
Congressional Democrats staged a sit-in, refusing to leave until they voted on gun laws.
In our news wrap Wednesday, after Republican lawmakers rejected four gun control proposals on Monday, nearly 100 Congressional Democrats staged a sit-in, refusing to leave until they secured a vote on gun legislation. Also, the Department of Justice announced it has charged 300 people, including doctors and other health care professionals, with allegedly defrauding Medicare for $900 million.
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News Wrap: House Democrats hold sit-in on gun control vote
Clip: 6/22/2016 | 8m 43s
In our news wrap Wednesday, after Republican lawmakers rejected four gun control proposals on Monday, nearly 100 Congressional Democrats staged a sit-in, refusing to leave until they secured a vote on gun legislation. Also, the Department of Justice announced it has charged 300 people, including doctors and other health care professionals, with allegedly defrauding Medicare for $900 million.
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