When thoughts and prayers are not enough
Tragedy in Orlando
As elected officials Tweet out their condolences for those effected by the Orlando mass shooting, Igor Volsky, the Deputy Director of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, is revealing their ties to the gun lobbying group NRA.
#ThoughtsAndPrayers I can get behind:
Dear Lord, give me the strength to stand up to @NRA & pass legislation to reduce gun violence
We pray you will have the courage to stand up to @NRA and start national conversation about limiting access to guns
.@KellyAyotte voted against expanding background checks after Newtown.
Now she's back to just thinking & praying
.@SenRonJohnson accepted $1.3 million+ from gun rights groups, so all you'll get are his #ThoughtsAndPrayers
My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and families involved in the tragic #Orlando shooting. #PrayForOrlando
#ThoughtsAndPrayers aren't enough. Give back the thousands you've taken from @NRA & DO something about gun violence
Devastating. Praying for the victims, families and those in Orlando affected by this tragedy.
.@SenCoryGardner go $1,544,783 from @NRA. don't expect him to do anything about limiting access to assault weapons
.@SenBurr go $32,792 in expenditures from @NRA, so his only response to biggest mass shooting will be this tweet
Heartbreaking news out of Orlando. My thoughts and prayers are with the victims, families, & first responders. #PrayForOrlando
.@RepAndyHarrisMD has 92% rating from @NRA so you know this tweet will be his only response to biggest mass shooting
.@RepReneeEllmers got $2K from @NRA during 2014 election cycle to reduce gun violence using her #ThoughtsAndPrayers
.@ToddRokita took $5,000 from gun lobby to send this tweet and not actually do anything to limit access to guns
.@SenPatRoberts got $322,453+ in expenditures from @NRA, so his response to biggest mass shooting will be this tweet
Heartbreaking that you took $7,500 from @NRA and now won't stand up to their opposition of all sensible gun laws
My thoughts and prayers go out to the friends and family of @PearlandPD Officer Endy Epankya http://on.khou.com/1PmHGsc #RIP
.@RepPeteOlson took $12,450 from @NRA Will tweet #ThoughtsAndPrayers but will oppose efforts to limit access to guns
.@RepKevinYoder took $15,900 from @NRA since 2010 so wan't actually DO anything to stop the next "terrible attack"
.@RepMcCaul took $21,500 from @NRA so won't admit that gun reform should be party of our counter terrorism strategy
.@SenBobCorker received $5,929 in expenditures from @NRA and in Dec voted against bill to deny terrorists guns
My statement on the #Orlando shooting: "The nation's prayers are with the victims and their families…”
.@NRA dumped $922K into McConnell's re-elect, so he voted against stopping people on terror list from buying guns
.@SenCapito go $94,261 in expenditures from @NRA, so she voted against bill denying guns to people on terror list
.@RepTipton took $15,450 from @NRA. Will he do something more than pray to prevent terrorists from getting guns?
As we keep praying for the victims of the massacre in #Orlando, we must recommit to stamping out every ideology that spreads hate & murder.
.@MikeKellyPA took $7,500 form @NRA, so he can't recommit to stamping out terrorists' easy access to guns.
Sen @TomCottonAR received $2,581,794 in expenditures from NRA, so he voted against closing terror gap back in Dec
.@SenShelby secured @NRA endorsement in December and has taken thousands from the group: http://bit.ly/1PmTquQ
Prayers for victims & families: 50 Dead in Shooting at Gay Nightclub in Orlando; Possible Terror Link, via @nytimes
Sen @JohnCornyn got $15,909 in expenditures from @NRA so voted against measure restricting guns to terrorists in Dec
Our thoughts and heartfelt prayers go out to the victims of this horrific tragedy in Orlando, and to their friends and families. #utpol
Sen.@OrrinHatch received $97,848 in expenditures from @NRA & voted against barring terrorists from getting guns
.@VernBuchanan got $16,450 from @NRA so he won't do anything to make it HARDER for terrorists to get guns in US
.@RepMikePompeo got $9,450 from @NRA to tweet his #ThoughtsAndPrayers during moments like this and do nothing at all
My thoughts & prayers are full for the victims and families of this horrific act of hatred. May God grant them strength & peace. #Orlando
.@RepDavidYoung took $4,950 from @NRA so all you get are these tweets not any ACTION to ban assault weapons
My thoughts and prayers are with all the victims, their families, and first responders in the #Orlando attack.
Franks took:
$1,000 from @NRA in 2014
$2,500 in 2012
$2,000 in 2010
$2,000 in 2008
$2,000 in 2006
$4,950 in 2004
.@jiminhofe received $3,795 in expenditures from @NRA so he voted against making barring terrorists from buying guns
Praying for the victims, their families, and all involved in the horrible tragedy in Orlando #prayfororlando
I join the nation in mourning the loss of innocent lives in #Orlando, and offer my condolences to all of the victims' loved ones.
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