"... a pretty shameful day for Washington"

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"It came down to politics — the worry that that vocal minority of gun owners would come after them in future elections," Obama said in the Rose Garden. "All in all, this was a pretty shameful day for Washington."

This was beyond shameful.  This was a horrendous example of 46 Senators putting special interests ahead of their constituents' wishes and desires. Integrity and ethics are so badly lacking in Congress....
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In blow to gun control backers, background check compromise falls 6 votes short

"They need to be ashamed of themselves," she [Patricia Maisch] said. "I think the ones who voted no ... they have no soul. They have no compassion for the experiences that people have lived through, gun violence, who have had a child or a loved one murdered."

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Obama on Senate gun vote: 'A shameful day'

Obama said the background-checks proposal did not include everything he wanted, but it represented "progress," "moderation" and "common sense." He chided the National Rifle Association (NRA) and its allies for falsely claiming it would create a "Big Brother"-type gun registry, even though the legislation would specifically outlaw such a thing.

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Obama lambasts Senate gun vote as 'shameful day'

"The fact is most of these senators could not offer any good reason why we wouldn't want to make it harder for criminals and those with severe mental illness to buy a gun," Obama said. "There were no coherent arguments as to why we wouldn't do this."

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Senate rejects expanded gun background checks

Noting polls that showed 90% support for such a measure, Obama called it a "pretty shameful day for Washington" and wondered of Congress: "Who are we here to represent?"

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How senators voted: Expanding gun background checks
A look at how each senator voted on the Manchin-Toomey amendment to expand background checks for gun purchases. The measure fell short of the 60 votes needed to move forward.
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