Senate Judiciary Committee ranking GOP member Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and three of his fellow conservative committee colleagues are demanding the Republican members of the bipartisan “Gang of Eight” take their immigration reform negotiations out of the shadows so all GOP members of the Senate, and the American people, can see what they are… Read more »
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Senate Judiciary Republicans Demand Open, Transparent Immigration Reform Process
Every Senate Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee except for the two involved in Sen. Marco Rubio’s “gang of eight” is demanding that committee’s chairman Sen. Pat Leahy conduct open and transparent immigration reform proceedings, a letter they sent to him on Tuesday shows. “We write regarding your statement at the March 12, 2013, Executive… Read more »
Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Assault Weapons Ban
The Senate Judiciary Committee passed California Senator Dianne Feinstein’s renewed assault-weapons ban. The bill passed along party lines, 10-8 and will head to the Senate floor. Magazines carrying more than 10 rounds and semi-automatic weapons with a detachable magazine and at least one military feature will be banned. There are 157 weapons named in the… Read more »
Universal Background Check Bill Passes Senate Judiciary Committee With Zero Republican Votes
The fight for sensible gun regulation took a limping step forward on Tuesday, as a measure to expand background checks to all firearm sales passed the Senate Judiciary Committee by a 10-8 margin, but without a single Republican vote. Of the key measures in President Obama‘s anti-gun violence package, universal background checks enjoy the greatest… Read more »