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Watch Replay: Speaker Paul Ryan Blasts House Democrats 'Publicity Stunt' Sit-In For Gun Control Vote

  • by: Alan Duke
  • (Thu, 23 Jun 2016 15:56:07 Z)

House Speaker Paul Ryan defends his characterization of the House Democrats' sit-in as a "publicity stunt." The Republican House leader used is weekly news conference on Thursday to attack the minority party's unprecedented tactics, suggesting it was a fundraising stunt.

You can watch C-SPAN's coverage of the sit in here.

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Editor-in-Chief Alan Duke co-founded Lead Stories after ending a 26-year career with CNN, where he mainly covered entertainment, current affairs and politics. Duke closely covered domestic terrorism cases for CNN, including the Oklahoma City federal building bombing, the UNABOMBER and search for Southeast bomber Eric Robert Rudolph. CNN moved Duke to Los Angeles in 2009 to cover the entertainment beat. Duke also co-hosted a daily podcast with former HLN host Nancy Grace, "Crime Stories with Nancy Grace" and hosted the podcast series "Stan Lee's World: His Real Life Battle with Heroes & Villains." You'll also see Duke in many news documentaries, including on the Reelz channel, CNN and HLN.

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