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Scalise has been working to shore up support from Republican holdouts ahead of a House vote, but it's unclear how many holdouts there are.at Washington Nationals ballpark, a breathtaking comeback for the Republican congressman who just months earlier was fighting for his life after a gunman had opened fire on lawmakers at their own charity baseball game practice.
Once Republicans took majority control in the 2010 election “tea party” wave of hardline lawmakers to Congress, Scalise soon became part of the House leadership team alongside A rifleman with grievances over then-President Donald Trump started shooting, gravely wounding Scalise, and hitting several people and U.S. Capitol Police, who also fired back. Lawmakers dove for cover.
He said the shooting “deepened my appreciation for the Second Amendment because it was people with guns who saved my life and every other member out there.”
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