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BROWARD’S BLOGRep. Wasserman Schultz letter to the FDAHouse Democrats are encouraging the Food and Drug Administration to reverse course on a rule that bars many gay men from donating blood and shift toward more rigorous testing for all potential donors.Lawmakers  sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Robert Califf urging him to further roll back the agency’s policy on gay… Read more »

ROLLING STONE10 Powerful Moments From the Congressional Gun Sit-InHere's everything House Republicans didn't want you to see from the Democrats' more than 24-hour protestBy Tessa StuartShortly before 11:30 Wednesday morning, Democrats in the House of Representatives staged a revolt. There would be no more business in their chamber of Congress, they declared, until Republican… Read more »

THE DAILY BEASTHouse Democrats End Sit-In, Vow To Fight OnAt first glance, the Democrats didn’t have much to show for their 26-hour sit-in to protest the lack of gun control legislation moving through the House floor. But the leaders of the brief movement insisted this was the beginning of something much bigger.By Tim Mak & Alexa CorseTwenty-six hours after occupying the House… Read more »

BLOOMBERG NEWSDemocrats end marathon sit-in as Ryan rejects calls for gun voteBy Laura Litvan and Billy HouseDemocrats closed out a marathon sit-in on the U.S. House floor Thursday afternoon after 25 hours of emotionally charged speeches demanding action on gun control, but they insisted their protests would continue in other forms."We are going to win the struggle. We're going… Read more »

EXAMINERWATCH: Debbie Wasserman Schultz breaks down while reading letter from Gabby Giffords at House Democrats' sit-inMadeleine MorgensternRep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz gave an emotional reading of a letter from former colleague Gabby Giffords during the House Democrats' floor sit-in Wednesday.Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., who read Giffords' resignation letter on the House floor… Read more »

THE HUFFINGTON POSTDemocrats Finally Try To Do Something About The Gun BloodshedBy Michael McAuliff John Lewis knows blood. And more than 61 years after he led marchers over the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Bloody Sunday in the struggle for civil rights, he knows what it means to take a stand.So it was no mistake that his Democratic colleagues turned to the congressman from Georgia on… Read more »

THE HILL Giffords writes open letter in support of Dem sit-inBy Rebecca SavranskyFormer Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.) encouraged Democrats' sit-in on the House floor to push for action on gun control legislation with an open letter that was read aloud. "There is nowhere I would rather be right now than with you?—?on the floor of the People’s House,… Read more »

MIAMI HERALDFlorida lawmakers lead battle over post-Orlando gun controlsBy James RosenRep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, head of the Democratic National Committee, fueled a fractious revolt Wednesday as she helped lead a sit-in over gun limits on the House of Representatives floor that threw Congress into chaos and forced Republicans to adjourn the session.Adding to the ferment on Capitol… Read more »

THE DAILY BEASTHouse in Chaos as Democrats Press Gun Fight, Republicans Try to Gain ControlAmid shouts of ‘Shame!’ and ‘No bill, no break,’ Democrats sang ‘We Shall Overcome,’ adapting the second chorus to ‘We shall pass a bill someday,’ as they sat in on the House floor.By Andrew Desiderio & Alexa CorseThe House of Representatives… Read more »

Democrats seize spotlight with sit-in on gunsBy Cristina MarcosDemocrats seized the floor and the political spotlight on gun control Wednesday, staging a sit-in that shut down the House and C-SPAN’s cameras.Lawmakers took over the floor just before midday and said they would not relinquish control until Republicans allowed a vote on legislation to prevent suspected terrorists from… Read more »