Senate Democrats Set To Vote On Scaled-Back Gun Control Bill Soon
Senate Democrats are preparing to move forward with the scaled-down gun control bill. The goal is to secure 50 votes from the Senate Democrats while convincing moderate Republicans in the upper House. The slimmed-down proposal will curb the original plan to mandate universal background checks for purchasing firearms. “I’m not interested in bringing a proposal to the Senate floor that can’t even get 50 [votes], and the quickest way to get 50 is to keep all the Democrats together,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut) told Politico. Senate Republicans are likely to oppose the bill and filibuster if...