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Eight years to the day that former Rep. Gabby Giffords was shot at a constituent meeting in Tuscon, Arizona, House Democrats unveiled a universal background check bill they hope to pass within the first 100 days of the new Congress.
On the eighth anniversary of the shooting of former Democratic Rep. Gabby Giffords, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and other Democrats Tuesday announced a bill to expand background checks for sales and transfers of firearms.
The legislation marks one of Pelosi’s first acts since retaking the role of House Speaker after Democrats took back control of the lower chamber of Congress in the midterm elections. Many Democrats promised swift action on gun control during last year’s campaign season.
The Democratic shift on gun rights has moved at light speed when compared with other political shifts.
In 2007, when Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) first claimed the speaker’s gavel, her majority was built from several dozen Democrats from rural areas who courted the endorsement of the National Rifle Association — and whose ranks swelled a couple of years later to give Democrats the largest congressional majorities of this century.
NBC Nightly News reported on the “stark warning from the CDC” that fentanyl “has surpassed heroin as the deadliest drug in America for the first time ever.” NBC’s Katie Beck: “The potent opioid [was] responsible for more than 18,000 deaths in 2016, and 29 percent of all overdose deaths – up from four percent in 2011. In each year from 2013 to 2016, the rate of fentanyl overdose deaths rose 113 percent per year.”
On behalf of our five-million members, the National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) applauds the introduction of H.R. 38, The Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2019.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC), chair of the Agriculture and Rural America Task Force, voted in favor of a bipartisan Farm Bill Conference Report that passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday, Dec. 12.
“As we’ve seen this year, our farmers and rural communities face enormous uncertainty from natural disasters and unfair global markets,” Hudson said. “While it’s not perfect, today’s bipartisan Farm Bill helps ensure agriculture remains the lifeblood of North Carolina.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. –A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that fentanyl has become the deadliest drug in the United States as overdoses more than doubled between 2013 and 2016.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC) sent a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration to support the contract tower program and ensure Concord-Padgett Regional Airport receives the necessary Airport Improvement Program grants.
“The impact of Concord-Padgett Regional Airport on our economy and community can’t be overstated,” Hudson said. “You can count on me to continue to support our airport and push for new opportunities.”
House Democrats are planning to move several high-profile bills to combat gun violence soon after they take power in January, underscoring their belief that the political landscape has shifted dramatically on an issue that's plagued American society for decades.
With backing from House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and key chairmen, Democrats will move to require federal background checks on all gun sales, part of a broader effort by the party to advance long-stalled gun control measures.
Democrats will act “boldly” to bring “commonsense” gun control reforms to the table, Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said in a statement.
“The new Democratic majority will act boldly and decisively to pass commonsense, life-saving background checks that are overwhelmingly supported by the American people,” Pelosi said, Politico reported Monday.