Yesterday, a minority of Senators successfully filibustered a bipartisan bill that would have expanded background checks to close the gun show loophole. Nine out of ten Americans, including the vast majority of Republicans, Democrats, men, women, NRA members, those under 50, those over 50 — everyone wanted this bill to pass.
So, these 45 U.S. Senators voted the way the NRA wanted them to, and against common sense, humanity, and how their constituents demanded.
Please, take a moment and tweet your feelings to these Senators, who let the NRA, their ill-advised thought of trying to keep their jobs, and poor judgment rule the day.
MSNBC anchor Mika Brzezinski is using the hashtag #LACKOFLEADERSHIP
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- Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) –Â @SenAlexander
- Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) –Â @KellyAyotte
- Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) –Â @SenJohnBarrasso
- Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) –Â @MaxBaucus
- Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) –Â @SenatorBegich
- Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) –Â @RoyBlunt
- Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.) –Â @JohnBoozeman
- Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) –Â @SenatorBurr
- Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) —Â @SaxbyChambliss
- Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.) –Â @SenDanCoats
- Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) –Â @TomCoburn
- Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) –Â @SenThadCochran
- Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) –Â @SenBobCorker
- Sen. Jon Cornyn (R-Texas) –Â @JohnCornyn
- Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) –Â @MikeCrapo
- Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) –Â @SenTedCruz
- Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) –Â @SenatorEnzi
- Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) –Â @SenatorFischer
- Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) –Â @JeffFlake
- Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) –Â @GrahamBlog
- Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) –Â @ChuckGrassley
- Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) –Â @SenOrrinHatch
- Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) –Â @SenatorHeitkamp
- Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.) –Â @SenDeanHeller
- Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) –Â @SenJohnHoeven
- Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) –Â @jiminhofe
- Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) –Â @SenatorIsakson
- Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.) –Â @Mike_Johanns
- Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) –Â @SenRonJohnson
- Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) –Â @SenMikeLee
- Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) –Â @McConnellPress
- Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) –Â @JerryMoran
- Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) –Â @lisamurkowski
- Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) –Â @SenRandPaul
- Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) –Â @robportman
- Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) –Â @SenMarkPryor
- Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) –Â @SenatorRisch
- Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) –Â @SenPatRoberts
- Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) –Â @marcorubio
- Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) –Â @SenatorTimScott
- Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) –Â @SenatorSessions
- Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) –Â @SenShelbyPress
- Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) –Â @SenJohnThune
- Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) –Â @DavidVitter
- Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) –Â @SenatorWicker
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Thanks to the Huffington Post for compiling this list.
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