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Controversial gun legislation cleared a key Senate hurdle Thursday, as lawmakers 
voted 68-31 to start debate on the package which includes expanded background 
checks and new penalties for gun trafficking.Senate Democrats, joined by 
16 Republicans, were able to overcome an attempted filibuster by GOP senators 
opposed to the current bill. Those senators could still slow-walk the debate, 
but the Senate will eventually begin votes on amendments -- one of 
which is considered crucial to winning support for a final vote.The White 
House called Thursday's tally an "important" but "early milestone," as both 
sides of the issue prepare for a grueling debate -- one that 
is being waged in Washington and on the airwaves. The amendment likely 
to be at the front of the line is one from Sens. 
Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Pat Toomey, R-Pa., which would scale back the 
call for universal background checks. The plan would expand checks to gun-show 
and Internet sales, but exempt certain personal transactions.The National 
Rifle Association and other gun-rights supporters voiced concern about the 
new proposal, saying it still goes too far. But the plan, offered 
by two lawmakers who are at the conservative end of their respective 
parties, could help ease opposition ahead of a final vote.The legislation 
required at least 60 votes to advance Thursday.If the bill ultimately passes 
the Senate, it would still have to pass the Republican-dominated House."The 
hard work st
ess," he said. "Failure to commit to this kind of open 
process is tantamount to an admission that the bill is not workable 
and will not stand up to public scrutiny."Sessions and Lee have been 
among the most skeptical Republican lawmakers when it comes to ongoing efforts 
to draft an immigration overhaul.Those talks have largely been confined 
to the so-called "Gang of Eight," which includes four Democrats and four 
Republicans. A key member of that group is Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., 
who has along with Sessions and others urged Senate Democrats not to 
rush the process.Separately, Sessions and two other Republican senators 
on Wednesday sent a letter to the Republican members of the "Gang 
of Eight" asking for specific details on the projected cost of the 
immigration bill.Though a recent agreement between big labor and big business 
on the issue of temporary worker cards was highly touted, the senators 
have tried to draw attention to what is arguably the bill's most 
controversial component -- the path to citizenship for up to 11 million 
illegal immigrants."A primary concern related to a large-scale legalization 
of illegal immigrants is the long-term cost for taxpayers," the lawmakers 
said in the letter Wednesday. The letter was signed by Sessions, Sen. 
Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan.Voicing concern that 
illegal immigrants who eventually obtain a green card and later citizenship 
would at some point be eligible for a host of 


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