March for Our Lives protests held amid recent mass shootings
Speaker after speaker in Washington, D.C., called on senators to act or face being voted out of office.
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March for Our Lives rallies held nationwide
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Uvalde survivor testifies at House hearing
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Uvalde survivor to testify on Capitol Hill
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Uvalde school police chief absent from city council meeting
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