two weeks since two mass shootings left 31 people dead, and democratic lums capitol hill are trying lawmakers on capitol hill are trying to ramp up the pressure on the republican-lead senate, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and president trump to do something legislatively. their primary push at this point in time, try and get the united states senate to come back to washington from their five-week recess and consider and vote on a house-passed bill to expand background checks. here s the rub senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has made clear that won t happen. at least bringing lawmakers back for recess. what he has said instead is that lawmakers, he has tasked lawmakers, three chairmen specifically, to work on bipartisan proposals over the course of the next couple of weeks. and then consider whether there s something to debate in september. that is not good enough for democrats. take a listen to what house majority leader steny hoyer had to say. i think the american