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After months of demurring, citing concerns about the weapons’ use and saying they were not necessary, U.S. officials have recently signaled a shift.

The bill passed committee by a 6-3 vote with Republicans demurring, partly concerned with the creation of a new government office and skeptical of its efficacy.

Republican lawmakers have been quick to blame Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg for the derailment, demurring on imposing new regulations on the railway industry.

At the end of the service, she was stationed at the door, quietly and respectfully greeting departing congregants with a demurring smile.

She had begun to hone her stage routine with a polished showmanship, a far cry from the shy, demurring woman whose first audience two decades ago were high-powered politicos at the Seeger home.