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he came out for tighter gun laws after buffalo and uvalde and is now going to be out of a job. i ll speak exclusively to republican congressman chris jacobs and i ll sit down with mass shooting survivor and activist gabby giffords. hello, i m dana bash in washington where the state of our union is hopeful. we have breaking news this morning. a bipartisan group of senators is on track to announce the outlines of an agreement to address gun violence as soon as today, according to sources familiar with the talks. the sources tell me and manu raju that it is an agreement in principle only at this point and that legislation is not yet written. and because getting any changes to gun law is so dicey, sources say that negotiators are working to get ten republican senators to sign onto an agreement before it s announced to show they can get a filibuster proof 60 votes. here s what sources involved tell us the plan includes. funding to incentivize states to implement, quote, re ....
It s announced to show they can get a filibuster proof 60 votes. here s what sources involved tell us the plan includes. funding to incentivize states to implement, quote, red flag laws, es panding a ten-state pilot program on mental health to all 50 states, allowing juvenile records to be searched during background checks for those under 21, strengthening the background check system and increasing funding for school security. the outline is not expected to include a renewal of so-called assault weapons that ban or raising the age to purchase a firearm. while this would be just an outline, any agreement in the senate on gun safety would be hugely significant after years of inaction and two tragedies in buffalo and uvalde. this news on a compromise in the senate comes as the house focuses on the january 6th committee hearings, which more than 20 million americans watched in prime time thursday night. the hearings continue tomorrow morning and will focus on former ....