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Politics
Areeba Shah

GOP sticks gun measure into funding bill

Some Congressional Democrats are growing concerned about a gun-related policy rider — which will expand gun rights for veterans determined to be mentally incompetent to manage their own affairs — that was included in the latest bill to fund the government.

The House voted 339-85 on a package of six funding bills, drawing support from 207 Democrats and 132 Republicans. It is now set to move to the Senate, leaving little time before yet another government shutdown deadline looms.

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