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Politician
Nov. 14, 2019
Tweet - "I just took to the floor with Senators Murphy, Blumenthal, and Murray to demand that the Senate pass the House-passed, bipartisan universal background checks bill. Universal background checks are overwhelmingly supported by Americans. But Republicans objected."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 14, 2019
Tweet - "Praying for the victims & their families as Santa Clarita joins a devastatingly long list of communities impacted by gun violence. But prayers are not enough. We need action. We need Senate GOP & Trump to have the courage to stop the murder of kids & pass gun safety reform."
Sen. Ben Luján
Nov. 14, 2019
Executive Session
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
Nov. 14, 2019
Tweet - "Today, we mourn another gun violence tragedy, another school shooting. Today, the Senate had an opportunity to vote on bipartisan legislation passed by the House 9 months ago to close background check loopholes. Today, Senate Republicans obstructed a vote to help save lives."
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Nov. 13, 2019
Cortez Masto Cosponsors Bill to Reauthorize Violence Against Women Act
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
Nov. 13, 2019
Tweet - "Straw purchases are driving gun violence in Chicago. I have a bipartisan bill to crack down on straw purchases--the Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act--but it's stuck in Sen. Mitch McConnell's legislative graveyard. The Senate should take up & vote on this bill without delay."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 12, 2019
DeLauro Statement on Supreme Court Sandy Hook Lawsuit Decision
Rep. Rosa DeLauro
Nov. 12, 2019
Senator Markey Commends Court Decision Blocking Online Publication of 3D Gun Blueprints
Sen. Ed Markey
Nov. 8, 2019
Klobuchar Statement on the Republicans' Decision to Abandon a Bipartisan Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act Over Her Gun Safety Provision
Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Nov. 7, 2019
Tweet - "80% of Wisconsin supports expanding background checks. The House passed bipartisan legislation 9 months ago and Mitch McConnell won't allow a vote. Now Fitzgerald and Vos won't allow a vote to take action on gun violence. We are right and they are wrong. #EndGunViolence"
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Nov. 7, 2019
Tweet - "Pres. Trump: The House passed a bipartisan, universal background checks bill 250 days ago this week But there are indications you reversed your support for gun safety legislation So Sen. McConnell followed your example and refused to vote on the bill"
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 6, 2019
Sens. Johnson, Rick Scott, Rubio Introduce School Safety Legislation in Memory of Parkland Students
Sen. Rick Scott, ...
Nov. 6, 2019
Cisneros and Bacon Introduce Strop Straw Purchases Act
Rep. Gil Cisneros
Nov. 6, 2019
Tweet - "For more than 250 days, @SenateMajLdr McConnell has ignored House-passed legislation to #EndGunViolence. It's time for the President to join @SenSchumer & I in calling for the @SenateGOP to finally take action to save lives. Read our letter: https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/11619-1 "
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Nov. 5, 2019
Tweet - "Two years ago, 27 people were massacred in an act of gun violence in Sutherland Springs. Gun violence impacts every community, and I won't rest until we solve this epidemic with common-sense reforms to keep us safe."
Sen. Ben Luján
Nov. 5, 2019
Tweet - "It's been 10 years since America saw the lives of service members and individuals brutally cut short at Fort Hood. Today and every day, we honor the memory of the victims by demanding action on gun safety to keep all communities safe."
Sen. Ben Luján
Nov. 5, 2019
Tweet - "3 months ago Mitch McConnell said gun violence legislation would be "front and center.' It's been 9 months since the House passed bipartisan legislation to close background check loopholes. Give it a vote in the Senate now. #EndGunViolence"
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Nov. 5, 2019
Tweet - "This week marks the anniversary of three mass shootings in the U.S. 2018 Borderline Bar Shooting in Thousand Oaks, CA 2017 First Baptist Church Shooting in Sutherland Springs, TX 2009 Fort Hood Shooting, TX These tragedies and many more deserve Senate action. #EndGunViolence"
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Nov. 5, 2019
Tweet - "Leader McConnell has not moved even one gun safety bill to the floor. And just like on so many other issues, President Trump would rather do nothing to help the American people than upset special interests like the NRA."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 5, 2019
Tweet - "Too many Americans have been lost to gun violence. House Democrats have passed legislation to expand background checks and help put an end to this epidemic. I call on the GOP Senate to take up #HR8 and #DoSomething to #EndGunViolence."
Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 5, 2019
Tweet - "The American people want Congress to address gun violence. They want us to secure our elections. Well--the House did just that, passing legislation to address both issues. But Senator McConnell won't even let us vote on them in the Senate--his legislative graveyard goes on."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 5, 2019
Executive Session
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 5, 2019
Tweet - "How many lives will it take before President @realDonaldTrump and Senate Republicans come to their senses and work with us to finally do something about the epidemic of gun violence in America?"
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 5, 2019
Cisneros and Steube Introduce Threat Information Protocol for Sharing Act
Rep. Greg Steube, ...
Nov. 5, 2019
Congresswoman Kelly Announces School Violence Prevention Grants for Kankakee County Schools
Rep. Robin Kelly
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Politician
Nov. 14, 2019
Tweet - "I just took to the floor with Senators Murphy, Blumenthal, and Murray to demand that the Senate pass the House-passed, bipartisan universal background checks bill. Universal background checks are overwhelmingly supported by Americans. But Republicans objected."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 14, 2019
Tweet - "Praying for the victims & their families as Santa Clarita joins a devastatingly long list of communities impacted by gun violence. But prayers are not enough. We need action. We need Senate GOP & Trump to have the courage to stop the murder of kids & pass gun safety reform."
Sen.Ben Luján
Nov. 14, 2019
Executive Session
Sen.Cindy Hyde-Smith
Nov. 14, 2019
Tweet - "Today, we mourn another gun violence tragedy, another school shooting. Today, the Senate had an opportunity to vote on bipartisan legislation passed by the House 9 months ago to close background check loopholes. Today, Senate Republicans obstructed a vote to help save lives."
Sen.Tammy Baldwin
Nov. 13, 2019
Cortez Masto Cosponsors Bill to Reauthorize Violence Against Women Act
Sen.Catherine Cortez Masto
Nov. 13, 2019
Tweet - "Straw purchases are driving gun violence in Chicago. I have a bipartisan bill to crack down on straw purchases--the Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act--but it's stuck in Sen. Mitch McConnell's legislative graveyard. The Senate should take up & vote on this bill without delay."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 12, 2019
DeLauro Statement on Supreme Court Sandy Hook Lawsuit Decision
Rep.Rosa DeLauro
Nov. 12, 2019
Senator Markey Commends Court Decision Blocking Online Publication of 3D Gun Blueprints
Sen.Ed Markey
Nov. 8, 2019
Klobuchar Statement on the Republicans' Decision to Abandon a Bipartisan Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act Over Her Gun Safety Provision
Sen.Amy Klobuchar
Nov. 7, 2019
Tweet - "80% of Wisconsin supports expanding background checks. The House passed bipartisan legislation 9 months ago and Mitch McConnell won't allow a vote. Now Fitzgerald and Vos won't allow a vote to take action on gun violence. We are right and they are wrong. #EndGunViolence"
Sen.Tammy Baldwin
Nov. 7, 2019
Tweet - "Pres. Trump: The House passed a bipartisan, universal background checks bill 250 days ago this week But there are indications you reversed your support for gun safety legislation So Sen. McConnell followed your example and refused to vote on the bill"
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 6, 2019
Sens. Johnson, Rick Scott, Rubio Introduce School Safety Legislation in Memory of Parkland Students
Sen.Rick Scott, ...
Nov. 6, 2019
Cisneros and Bacon Introduce Strop Straw Purchases Act
Rep.Gil Cisneros
Nov. 6, 2019
Tweet - "For more than 250 days, @SenateMajLdr McConnell has ignored House-passed legislation to #EndGunViolence. It's time for the President to join @SenSchumer & I in calling for the @SenateGOP to finally take action to save lives. Read our letter: https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/11619-1 "
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
Nov. 5, 2019
Tweet - "Two years ago, 27 people were massacred in an act of gun violence in Sutherland Springs. Gun violence impacts every community, and I won't rest until we solve this epidemic with common-sense reforms to keep us safe."
Sen.Ben Luján
Nov. 5, 2019
Tweet - "It's been 10 years since America saw the lives of service members and individuals brutally cut short at Fort Hood. Today and every day, we honor the memory of the victims by demanding action on gun safety to keep all communities safe."
Sen.Ben Luján
Nov. 5, 2019
Tweet - "3 months ago Mitch McConnell said gun violence legislation would be "front and center.' It's been 9 months since the House passed bipartisan legislation to close background check loopholes. Give it a vote in the Senate now. #EndGunViolence"
Sen.Tammy Baldwin
Nov. 5, 2019
Tweet - "This week marks the anniversary of three mass shootings in the U.S. 2018 Borderline Bar Shooting in Thousand Oaks, CA 2017 First Baptist Church Shooting in Sutherland Springs, TX 2009 Fort Hood Shooting, TX These tragedies and many more deserve Senate action. #EndGunViolence"
Sen.Tammy Baldwin
Nov. 5, 2019
Tweet - "Leader McConnell has not moved even one gun safety bill to the floor. And just like on so many other issues, President Trump would rather do nothing to help the American people than upset special interests like the NRA."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 5, 2019
Tweet - "Too many Americans have been lost to gun violence. House Democrats have passed legislation to expand background checks and help put an end to this epidemic. I call on the GOP Senate to take up #HR8 and #DoSomething to #EndGunViolence."
Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 5, 2019
Tweet - "The American people want Congress to address gun violence. They want us to secure our elections. Well--the House did just that, passing legislation to address both issues. But Senator McConnell won't even let us vote on them in the Senate--his legislative graveyard goes on."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 5, 2019
Executive Session
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 5, 2019
Tweet - "How many lives will it take before President @realDonaldTrump and Senate Republicans come to their senses and work with us to finally do something about the epidemic of gun violence in America?"
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 5, 2019
Cisneros and Steube Introduce Threat Information Protocol for Sharing Act
Rep.Greg Steube, ...
Nov. 5, 2019
Congresswoman Kelly Announces School Violence Prevention Grants for Kankakee County Schools
Rep.Robin Kelly
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