AP Photo/David Sharp Many House Democrats had been pushing for an assault weapons ban before the upcoming August recess. After the “success” of a bipartisan gun reform bill, the Democrats decided to double-down and push for stronger legislation guaranteed to get no GOP support.
But, hopes for that bill even coming up for a vote died on Wednesday, much to the chagrin of many of the louder voices in the Democratic caucus. Their demands were heard, however, as the bill appears to be revived and scheduled for a vote later today.
Stephen Gutowski at The Reload has more . The turnaround came after progressives, members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and moderates inside the Democratic party agreed to delay a vote on a police funding bill and move forward on the ban. Democratic leadership had planned to package the two initiatives together as a compromise package between the factions. However, […]
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