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House Holds Moment of Silence for Umpqua Community College Shooting Victims

By JM Rieger and Bridget Bowman

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The Oregon congressional delegation held a moment of silence on the House floor Tuesday for the victims of last week’s Umpqua Community College shooting in Roseburg, Ore.After the moment of silence concluded, one member in the chamber can be overheard on the microphones yelling “Now let’s do something.”

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