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</p> “And he also wants to talk about potential solutions and how we can prevent this from happening again,” Trump’s No. 2 spokesman added, declining to mention any specific bill or idea the president
a bill that passed the House months ago requiring a background check for every gun sale.
</p> But Trump did not call for any legislative action that would get a bill on his desk to make it harder for would-be mass shooters to buy firearms.
Asked about an expanded background check bill sponsored by Pennsylvania Republican Patrick J. Toomey and West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin III, Portman said, “I think we should look at everything.”
</p> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tonight—at the @NRA’s front door—I joined with hundreds of Virginians to honor the victims of gun violence.</p> We’ve had enough. pic.twitter.com/HoQxDYb0Cw</p> — Rep.
</p> The OMB letter was first reported by The Washington Post. </p>Rescissions redux?
</p> [Trump opts against call for gun-control bill after Dayton and El Paso shootings]</p> President Donald Trump addressed the nation Monday and called for “real bipartisan solutions” to stop the attacks
</p> “The House stands ready to return to pass legislation, if the Senate sends us back an amended bipartisan bill or if other legislation is ready for House action,” the California Democrat said.
</p> In those Monday tweets, he even suggested adding firearm background check language to an immigration overhaul bill.
And he did not so much as suggest he would sign any existing background-check overhaul bill.
A little-noticed provision of the Senate Finance Committee drug price bill is alarming some doctors, with at least one group warning it could harm patients with fragile medical conditions.
</p> [jwp-video n=”1″]</p> Democrats in the House prioritized gun violence when Pelosi took the gavel in January.
</p> The bill would authorize spending on highways and bridge projects for five years. Republican Sens.
</p>Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., leaves the Capitol via the carriage entrance to attend the Senate Republicans’ policy lunch at the National Republican Senate Committee on Tuesday.
</p> [Two-year budget pact clears Senate, ending fiscal 2020 impasse]</p> The Senate cleared the bill Thursday by a vote of 67-28 after the House passed it on a 284-149 vote July 25.
</p> Graham’s bill would lift that limit and also loosen standards of care for children in government custody.
</p> Industry executives are behind the Coons-McSally bill.
Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham pushed forward a committee vote Thursday on an immigration bill, despite protests from the panel’s Democrats that he was breaking the rules.
</p> Only New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, businessman Andrew Yang and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro have never served in Congress (although Castro pointed out during
</p> [jwp-video n=”1″]</p> The bill would add $324 billion to spending limits over the next two fiscal years, not counting an extra $157 billion mainly for overseas military operations.