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ADVERTISEMENT Progress is only possible on this issue if the measure in question is narrow and protects the rights of law-abiding gun owners, spokesman Steve Kelly said in an email.
The public s attitude toward gun reform has shifted considerably in recent years amid a long string of mass shootings at schools, churches, synagogues and music venues around the country.
A new Morning Consult-Politico poll, released Wednesday, found that 84 percent of voters support the expansion of background checks, including 77 percent of Republicans figures consistent with other public surveys in recent years.
Democrats are leaning on those numbers in hopes they ll convince wary Senate Republicans to reconsider their past opposition to an issue that s gaining political currency.
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Several Republicans criticized Gensler s calls for more exhaustive disclosures about the climate-related risks publicly traded companies face, their political spending, and the diversity of their leadership. There s no doubt that Mr. Gensler knows a lot about the securities markets, said Sen. Pat Toomey But based on his record, I m concerned that he will stray from this sec tradition of bipartisanship by using the agency s regulatory powers to advance a liberal social agenda on issues such as climate change political spending and racial inequality.
Lummis, a Bitcoin advocate, said that while she too was concerned about Gensler s climate agenda, she supports his confirmation for his open-mindedness to cryptocurrencies and their role in financial innovation.
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Rep. Marcia Fudge
Senators approved Fudge’s nomination to be HUD secretary on a 66-34 vote. She will be the first woman to hold the position since 1979 and the second Black woman and the third woman ever to lead the department.
“I can think of no one better to lead us out of this pandemic and create strong communities for the future than Marcia Fudge,” said Sen. Sherrod Brown
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“When she came before the [committee], Congresswoman Fudge’s knowledge and passion for service, her commitment to the people who make this country work were obvious to all of us, Republicans and Democrats alike,” Brown added.
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Republicans hope they can persuade a centrist Democrat to flip on Becerra just as Manchin did on Tanden because of her harsh criticism of fellow senators on Twitter.
A group of Republican senators led by Sen. James Lankford
The ad running in West Virginia calls the Becerra vote “a big test for Joe Manchin,” hitting him over Becerra’s stance on guns and coal, two big issues in the state.
The ad’s narrator says the nominee “thinks guns are a health crisis and wants to ban them” and “is against coal” and “tried to ban it from California ports.”