WASHINGTON — Now that a tentative deal on trying to curb gun violence has been reached in the Senate, negotiators are working to make the proposal a reality -- and fast.
Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, the lead Republican on the gun talks, said Monday he would like to see lawmakers finish the bill's legislative text sometime this week ahead of what Democrats have said would be a quick vote on the finalized bill.
A group of 20 senators -- 10 Democrats and 10 Republicans -- announced on Sunday they had reached a broad agreement after working for weeks following the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 young children and two teachers dead. "This is not an easy debate," Cornyn said."It's emotional. It can be divisive. But it is also very important that we act."
"We spent hours with hundreds of family members who were broken, whose lives will never be the same," Biden said then."They had one message for all of us: Do something." Biden wants to see the gun safety reform bill"on his desk to sign as soon as possible," Jean-Pierre added.
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