WASHINGTON, D.C. – While the nation was caught up in the fallout from the United States Supreme Court overturning the 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision, the House of Representatives passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act on around noon on Friday. With the Senate approving the bill late in the afternoon on Thursday, it now goes… Continue reading Senate and House Pass Bipartisan Gun Control Bill In Less Than 24 Hours – Biden Expected to Sign Rapidly
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Senate Bipartisan Gun Control Bill Clears Fillibuster- Floor Vote Either Later Tonight Or Friday
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Controversial gun control bill S. 2938 cleared a significant hurdle in the Senate as senators voted 65-34 to advance the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act past a filibuster, setting up a vote either later today or Friday. The 65 votes came from both Democrats and a group of Republicans, clearing the threshold needed… Continue reading Senate Bipartisan Gun Control Bill Clears Fillibuster- Floor Vote Either Later Tonight Or Friday
Senate Gun Control Negotiations May Be Slowing Down But Grassroots Gun Owners Need To Keep Up The Pressure
WASHINGTON- After entering the week touting an in-principal bipartisan agreement that would result in the most restrictive gun control legislation in decades, Senators departed Washington on Thursday with negotiations bogged down as to how to translate the deal into actual legislation. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.), the lead GOP negotiator, expressed his frustration to reporters as… Continue reading Senate Gun Control Negotiations May Be Slowing Down But Grassroots Gun Owners Need To Keep Up The Pressure
Republican Betrayal: Pat Toomey Works to Get Half of Senate Republicans Behind Gun Control Legislation – Not Seeking Reelection
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Republican Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey expressed optimism that half of Senate Republicans will vote for bipartisan gun control legislation. This is the same legislation that he and a small group of Republican senators are currently negotiating. Toomey spoke with CBS’s Margaret Brennan during an interview on Sunday’s Face the Nation broadcast. During… Continue reading Republican Betrayal: Pat Toomey Works to Get Half of Senate Republicans Behind Gun Control Legislation – Not Seeking Reelection