President Biden to celebrate passage of gun legislation abc15
As President Joe Biden touted a new gun law he signed last month, a mass shooting victim’s father interrupted Biden’s address on Monday at the White House.Oliver said on CNN’s New Day that the law passed by Congress was not enough.
“It's been a while that I've been calling out that using the word ‘celebration,’” he said. “Getting together is like we're going to a party, to a wedding today. Meanwhile, you can see these mothers in Uvalde that just saw how their kids were massacred inside a school. So, for me, it's not only not enough.”“I really wish there was more in this package of bills,” He said. “And I will do whatever I can to get more in this package of bills. This is not the beginning or the end.
The bill passed the House with mainly Democratic support. The bill was approved by a 234-193 margin with 14 Republicans joining all 220 Democrats in passage. The Senate approved the legislation by a 65-34 margin, with the support of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and 14 other GOP members. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy encouraged House Republicans to vote against it.The legislation will include the following:
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