President Obama called on Congress during his State of the Union address Tuesday night to give his gun violence prevention proposals floor votes. The language calling for action on gun violence was similar to that Obama has used on several occasions in the two months following the Newtown, Conn., school shooting — but it could also signal support from the president for several votes on gun violence rather than one comprehensive package.Obama framed the call for action on guns around the school shooting, as he has since days after it happened.
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