WATCH LIVE: President Biden touts passage of gun legislation
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will host a ceremony Monday at the White House to celebrate the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.Joining Biden will be survivors of mass shootings, including Jerome Bridges, who survived the May 14 shooting at a Buffalo, N.Y. grocery store. The legislation came in the weeks following mass shootings in Buffalo and at a Texas elementary school.
“Some of the presidents in the past cared, but this one really cares about what happens in his nation. To me, he's one of the best I've ever known," Bridges told Scripps station WKBW about his White House visit. The bill passed the House with mainly Democratic support. The bill was approved by a 234-193 margin with 14 Republicans joining all 220 Democrats in passage.
The Senate approved the legislation by a 65-34 margin, with the support of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and 14 other GOP members. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy encouraged House Republicans to vote against it.The legislation will include the following:
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