“Well, we’re in a discussion about what to do on the gun issue in the wake of these horrendous shootings,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told conservative radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt Tuesday.
WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is maintaining a noncommittal stance on gun control legislation following Saturday’s mass shooting in west Texas.
“Well, we’re in a discussion about what to do on the gun issue in the wake of these horrendous shootings,” McConnell said. “I said several weeks ago that if the president took a position on a bill so that we knew we would actually be making a law and not just having serial votes, I'd be happy to put it on the floor.
The Kentucky lawmaker, who is up for reelection in 2020, said on Tuesday that he hopes voters will “focus on facts” rather than rhetoric. His opponents have labeled him a “grim reaper” of legislation and given him the moniker “Moscow Mitch.
“Do something, Senator McConnell. America is done waiting for you,” Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts tweeted.
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