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Sturm CEO and President Christopher Killoy, to the U.S. House committee that is investigating recent massacres in Texas and New York. Gun company executives were firm in their assurances that the firearm industry should not be held responsible for the mass shootings. (Reuters — July 27, 2022)
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The office of Rep. Glenn Thompson, a Republican congressman from Pennsylvania, regarding Thompson’s son’s same-sex marriage. The wedding, which took place on Friday, July 22, occured just three days after Rep. Thompson voted against legislation that would protect the recognition of same-sex marriages. The legislation passed the House of Representatives with a 267-157 vote. (Associated Press — July 26, 2022)
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Director of the SEC Enforcement Division Gurbir S. Grewal, regarding the nine people who were charged in four separate insider trading schemes, one of whom was former U.S. Congressman Stephen Buyer. (Associated Press — July 25, 2022)
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Washington, D.C., City Council members, regarding the approximately 5,200 migrants from Texas and 1,100 from Arizona who have been bused to D.C. since April and May. New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser have asked the Biden administration for help managing the situation; some Republicans seem gleeful over the pleas, claiming they are evidence of the nation’s immigration crisis. (Associated Press — July 21, 2022)
