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Engel Calls for McConnell to Reconvene Senate and Vote on Gun Legislation

eHezi 3:12pm • August 13, 2019 Governance, History, Law, National, People, Politics 6 Comments

WASHINGTON, DC — August 13, 2019 — Congressman Eliot L. Engel (3rd from left) joined House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and House colleagues today to demand Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell reconvene the Senate to vote on H.R.8 legislation that would require a background check for every gun sale or transfer, with very explicit and limited exceptions. “It has been over …

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