Ten Republican senators joined with 10 Democrats in backing bill, signaling hope measure will have enough votes to pass in the 50-50 Senate
increase background checks on gun buyers under the age of 21, give money to states to implement red-flag laws, tighten gun ownership restrictions on people who abuse previous romantic partners and fund mental health services, among other provisions. It does not raise the minimum age to buy an assault weapon to 21, as some Democrats hoped it would, nor does it come anywhere near
restoring the assault weapons ban or outlawing high-capacity magazines, as President Joe Biden has called forA reminder of what finally spurred lawmakers to act on the contentious subject: the massacre of 21 students and teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, and the racist killings of 10 Black people at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York.
In a speech on Wednesday afternoon, Biden is expected to ask the House to pause the federal taxes – about 18¢ per gallon for gas and 24¢ per gallon for diesel – until the end of September. Biden will also call on states to suspend local fuel taxes and urge oil refining companies to increase capacity – just days afterIf all the measures Biden will call for are adopted, prices could drop by about $1 per gallon at the pumps
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