People whose only crime was to want a place to be together. And one night in late june of 1969, the bars patrons fought back. The rioting continued intermittently for five nights, and it wasnt pretty. It reflected the demands of a group for equality, for the same chances that other americans have to be themselves. A few months after that, lgbt activists began planning for the first pride march. It was set for the following june to commemorate the stonewall uprising. The idea was to use that anniversary as an opportunity for the community to remind us all that they, too, are citizens, they, too, get to have some fun, and they, too, are entitled to the same dignity and respect as every other american. Over the years, the tradition expanded across this great nation, just as tolerance and acceptance expanded across this great nation. Pride both helped us move forward and showed us how far we have moved together. When terrible things like the orlando shooting happened, we face important cho
Mr. Mcconnell mr. President , are we in a quorum call . The presiding officer we are, sir. Mr. Mcconnell i ask consent that further proceedings your honor the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Mcconnell i move to proceed to the motion to reconsider the motion to invoke clove on Senate Amendment number 5082 to h. R. 5325. The presiding officer the question is on the motion. All in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. And the motion is agreed to. Mr. Mcconnell i move to reconsider the motion toip voke cloture on Senate Amendment number 5082 to h. R. 5325. The presiding officer the question is on the motion. All in favor say aye. All those opposed, no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The motion is agreed to. The clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. The clerk cloture motion we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the
Having worked ten k12 active shooter situations in the u. S. And canada, you go in and see when things are settling and have the facts, things that seem to be working the best, actually preventing loss of life is multidisciplinary threat assessment which many campuses dont use has been used to stop hundreds of planned bombings and shootings. Teaching people to recognize potentially dangerous people before they commit acts of violence. And then evidencebased approaches for preparedness so we can speed the reaction of people to secure people and protect them. A good example of that is the information released by the Sheriffs Department in littleton, colorado. From the time the first shot was fired to the third shot fired at the point of attack, in just seven seconds, the Security Camera footage, weve been told, demonstrates that over 80 people who were in the line of fire in those two main hallways because of the training at the school and the drills, those people were sheltered and behi
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Investigators are now examining social media posts that they believe could be by the alleged shooter including a potential warning the gunman possibly discussing online about his plan to kill others. Mercy Medical Center the Major Hospital in the roseburg area tells cnn they have received nine patients. Theyre expecting three more. They asked the public to, quote, please continue to pray. Lets get right to cnn justice correspondent pamela brown. Give us the situation on the ground right now. The tick tock of how this trage tragedy. This situation unfolded after classes started around 10 30 this morning at Umpqua Community college. We learned a man in his 20s walked into one of the School Buildings there on campus and opened fire in multiple classrooms. And as weve learned he killed at least ten people according to preliminary reports. We know federal authorities are responding. The atf bringing in their canine units. And the fbi also responding in what is a very active investigation at