President <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a> announced on Thursday that he would support nixing the <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/filibuster">filibuster</a> to pass nationwide <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/abortion">abortion</a> laws through the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-senate">Senate</a>.
“We have to codify Roe v. Wade in the law, and the way to do that is to make sure the Congress votes to do that,” Biden <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/30/world/europe/biden-nato-jan-6.html">said</a> at a news conference in Europe. “And if the filibuster gets in the way, it’s like voting rights, we provide an exception for this, or an exception to the filibuster for this action.”
The exhortation follows the <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a> overturning <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/roe-v-wade">Roe v. Wade</a> — the 1973 decision claiming that the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution protects abortion — at the end of last week. While several Democrat-run states have pushed for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pro-abortion-states-seek-to-become-safe-havens-for-women-seeking-abortions">removing limits</a> on abortion, Republican-run states began implementing more <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-multiple-states-ban-abortion-after-scotus-ruling">regulations</a>.
“It is a mistake, in my view, for the Supreme Court to do what it did,” Biden continued. “I feel extremely strongly that I’m going to do everything in my power, which I legally can do in terms of executive orders, as well as push the Congress and the public.”
Despite Biden’s proposal to suspend the filibuster — the 60-vote threshold required to pass most legislation through the Senate — efforts to strengthen federal abortion law have repeatedly failed in recent months.
The Women’s Health Protection Act — sponsored by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) — failed by a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-rejects-democrats-attempt-to-gut-state-pro-life-laws">46 to 48</a> margin in February and by a <a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/05/11/1097980529/senate-to-vote-on-a-bill-that-codifies-abortion-protections-but-it-will-likely-f">49 to 51</a> margin in May. The legislation would have invoked Congress’ right to regulate interstate commerce and barred state-level regulations such as ultrasound requirements, waiting periods, and certain gestational age restrictions.
Democrats mourned their failure to pass the legislation, which has already been greenlit by the House of Representatives. Yet progressive lawmakers resumed calls for the Senate to pass the legislation after Roe was overturned.
“The House passed the Women’s Health Protection Act months ago,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepRaskin/status/1540498632973197313">said</a> last week. “The Senate must reject the filibuster and pass it. This is the worst reversal of constitutional freedom since the Court gutted the Reconstruction amendments in the 19th and 20th centuries.”
“In Oregon, we have strong protections to make sure everyone can access the reproductive care they need, including abortion care,” Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenJeffMerkley/status/1542504121801904128">added</a> on Thursday. “I will continue to work to pass legislation like the Women’s Health Protection Act to make sure everyone in the U.S. has that same access.”
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision, several businesses have announced plans to bankroll employees’ <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/a-wonderful-recruiting-tool-yelp-diversity-czar-justifies-her-company-funding-abortion-tourism">travel to seek abortions</a> in other states.
“Our company remains committed to removing barriers and providing comprehensive access to quality and affordable care for all of our employees, cast members and their families, including family planning and reproductive care, no matter where they live,” Disney executives Paul Richardson and Pascale Thomas said in a memo.
“In response to today’s ruling, we are announcing that if a state one of our teammates lives in restricts access to abortion, DICK’S Sporting Goods will provide up to $4,000 in travel expense reimbursement to travel to the nearest location where that care is legally available,” DICK’S Sporting Goods CEO Lauren Hobart said. “This benefit will be provided to any teammate, spouse or dependent enrolled in our medical plan, along with one support person.”

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The man who served as sergeant-at-arms for the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-senate">U.S. Senate</a> during the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/january-6">January 6 riot</a> and later suggested that &#8220;professional agitators&#8221; might be to blame for the incident has been found dead, according to reports
Michael Stenger’s death comes amid the House of Representatives’ investigation of the riot at the U.S. Capitol last year. No cause of death was given for Stenger, a 35-year veteran of the Secret Service and a former U.S. Marine.
“Fox confirms that Michael Stenger, the Senate Sergeant at Arms who was in charge of Senate security the day of the Capitol riot, has died,” tweeted Fox News Channel’s Chad Pergram.
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Despite a lack of details, speculation swirled on social media, in part due to Stenger’s proximity to the ongoing probe. The medical examiner in Virginia did not handle the death of Stenger, who lived in Falls Church, a spokesman said, in an indication it was not deemed suspicious. Fox News <a href="https://twitter.com/ChadPergram/status/1541800474768187398?s=20&amp;t=sIyj2HL285p0dSdsrh9jyg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that Stenger had cancer.
Stenger, 71, was faulted along with former U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund in a report by the Senate Rules Committee for not requesting aid from the National Guard. Soon-to-be-Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) vowed to fire Stenger, who had held the post since 2018, if he was not ousted by January 20, 2021.
Then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) “requested and received the resignation” of Stenger on Jan. 7, 2021.
“The ultimate blame for yesterday lies with the unhinged criminals who broke down doors, trampled our nation’s flag, fought with law enforcement, and tried to disrupt our democracy, and with those who incited them,” McConnell said at the time. “But this fact does not and will not preclude our addressing the shocking failures in the Capitol’s security posture and protocols.”
Sund never submitted a formal request to the Capitol Police Board for National Guard assistance ahead of the  riots, according to the Senate report. He had informal conversations with Stenger and Stenger’s House counterpart, Paul Irving, but no one acted on the matter in advance of the riots, carried out by Trump supporters hoping to stop President-Elect Joe Biden from being formally elected.
The death of Stenger Monday night came on the eve of another hearing before the House panel investigating January 6 that was added at the last minute. Cassidy Hutchinson, who was an aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, is slated to testify amid “recently obtained evidence and receive witness testimony.”
Stenger defended himself last year while <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1364249587469418497?s=20&amp;t=yDDLP0elCJDYU9D8jEJE8Q">testifying in the Senate investigation</a>, and implied that the riots may have been fueled by “professional agitators.”
“There is an opportunity to learn lessons from the events of January 6,” he said. “Investigations should be considered as to funding and travel of what appears to be professional agitators.”

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The Daily Wire recently sat down with Georgia Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Herschel Walker to talk about his campaign, his critics, and developing thick skin.
In 1981, any sports fan with a color television, three working channels, and a pulse knew the name <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/herschel-walker">Herschel Walker</a>.
The University of Georgia’s celebrated tailback was setting new <a href="https://georgiadogs.com/sports/2017/6/17/sports-m-footbl-spec-rel-geo-legends-walker-html.aspx?id=724#:~:text=Most%20All%2DPurpose%20Yards%20in%20a%20Career%3A%205%2C749%20(1980,.%2C%206%20KO%20ret.)">college football records</a> not only for the Bulldogs, but also for the NCAA as a whole &#8211; rushing and all-purpose yards records that still stand to this day.
That year Walker’s Bulldogs met Notre Dame in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rjb2MuLTgxg">the Sugar Bowl</a> (there was no college football playoff system in those days) winning the game 17 to 10. It was Georgia’s first number one ranking since 1942, and the following year Walker would win The Heisman Trophy. 

“Everyone knows the glory, but they don’t know the whole story,” said Walker.
The whole story in this case includes Walker <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rjb2MuLTgxg">playing multiple downs in the Sugar Bowl with a dislocated shoulder</a>. When his team doctor wanted to take him to the locker room, Walker refused, asking the doctor to yank on his arm until his shoulder popped back into place.
Walker has a reputation for rising to the challenge when the heat is on.
<h4>The Heat Is On</h4>
As Georgia’s Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, Walker has had to gear up for a different kind of battle. A recent <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/14/us/politics/herschel-walker-son.html">New York Times article</a> criticized Walker for not talking about all of his children on the campaign trail.
Walker said the Times was “using that as a weapon, I reckon to get me off my game, but it’s not gonna get me off my game. And it’s sad that they try to use my kids.”
Walker was married to his first wife, Cindy DeAngelis Grossman, for 19 years, from 1983 to 2002, and they have one son together.  

“One of my sons chose to be in this profession, he chose to be out there,” said Walker. “But I knew this going in. No matter how hard they come at you, you gotta keep moving forward.”
Walker is the father of three other children &#8211; two sons and one daughter. There’s an unwritten rule in political life &#8211; the candidate is fair game, but the kids are off limits. 
“Anyone who is running in politics knows it’s not about the person anymore, it’s about the people you represent. So it doesn’t matter what they say and do to you, it matters what you’re doing for the people,” said Walker. 
 
Since Walker’s nomination victory in late May, Walker and his opponent Raphael Warnock (D-GA) are locked in a virtual tie for the senate seat. 
<h4>What’s So Great About Georgia?</h4>
Speaking of the people he represents, when asked what he loves about the state of Georgia, Walker is quick to reply, “The people. Georgia is filled with good people who care about each other.”
At a time when his political opponents’ comments on the Peach State are notoriously negative, Walker remains bullish on Georgia.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacy Abrams recently decried her home state as “one of the worst states.” 
 
Warnock has echoed his party&#8217;s claims of voter suppression in Georgia. More famously, perhaps, were Abrams’ <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/stacey-abrams-georgia-worst-state-despite-owning-multiple-houses-there">recent comments</a>, &#8220;I am tired of hearing about how we’re the best state in the country to do business when we are the worst state in the country to live,&#8221; she said. 

“That&#8217;s one reason I decided to run for office,” said Walker “I know Georgia is a good place.”
“Look at myself, that’s where I came from. And I’m black. That’s another thing,” said Walker “I grew up in, I think, one of the greatest states in the United States of America. Right now, from what people are saying, I can still say it’s one of the best states, and I am going to fight to continue to prove that.”
One area Abrams cited as a low point for Georgia was mental health, a topic Walker is personally familiar with. “I’ve traveled for years talking to soldiers about mental health issues,” said Walker.
In fact, in 2009, the Heisman Trophy winner released a book describing his battle with dissociative identity disorder titled <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Free-Dissociative-Identity-Disorder/dp/1416537503/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=herschel+walker+breaking+free&amp;qid=1655918105&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=herschel+walker%2Cstripbooks%2C81&amp;sr=1-1">Breaking Free,</a> using it as a springboard to travel to military bases, speaking to members about the real struggle.
<h4>A Vacated Senate Seat</h4>
If it feels like the Georgia senate race has lasted for years, it’s because it has. And in battleground states like Georgia, an open seat is even more prized.
So when long-time Georgia Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA) <a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/johnny-isakson-76-georgia-politician-respected-by-both-sides-dies/2PTT7C4LVFDU7EBJQ44577B3SA/">stepped down</a> from the Senate in 2019, after a long battle with Parkinson&#8217;s, all eyes were on the coveted vacant seat. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R-GA) <a href="https://gov.georgia.gov/press-releases/2019-12-04/kemp-appoints-loeffler-us-senate">appointed</a> Kelly Loeffler to fill the vacancy in the short term, until a special election could be held.
Less than a year later, a special general election for U.S. Senate Georgia was held on November 3, 2020. Loeffler officially lost to Democrat candidate and former pastor of storied <a href="https://www.ebenezeratl.org/">Ebenezer Baptist Church</a> in Atlanta, <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Raphael_Warnock">Raphael Warnock </a>(D-GA). 
Because both candidates failed to achieve 50% of the vote, they met again for a special general runoff election on January 5, 2021, where Warnock was declared the winner.
<h4>On Race Relations</h4>
Now that Georgia has two black candidates vying for the open senate seat in 2022, Walker is eager to point out the progress Georgia has made on racial issues.
“We’ve come so far,” said Walker. “Ten years before I got to the University of Georgia the first black players played at University of Georgia. Today, I will bet you, probably the majority of the players at University of Georgia are African American.”
Walker continued, “So we’ve come so far since 1971. Do we have a ways to go? We do,” said Walker. “But are we getting there? Yes we are.”
<h4>Trump Connection</h4>
Candidate Walker is one of the more well known Trump-backed candidates heading into the 2022 midterm elections. Much like the former president, Walker is high on America and American values. “I feel the people that should be elected to office should first love America…and then they need to love the Constitution,” said Walker.
This is not the first time, however, Walker has been affiliated with Trump. Trump became owner of the New Jersey Generals, a football team in the nascent USFL, in 1984, the year after the team offered Walker a three-year contract <a href="https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/02/23/thirty-two-years-ago-herschel-walker-leaped-to-the-usfl/">reportedly worth up to $5 million</a>. Walker took the deal, becoming one of the first major athletes to spurn offers from the NFL. Trump later <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/09/sports/walker-re-signs-formillions.html">renegotiated a four-year contract with Walker</a> worth millions and ‘drafted’ Walker again two decades later as a contestant on NBC’s ‘The Apprentice.’ 
<h4>Social Capital</h4>
Over the years, Walker has continued to build his social capital among fans, particularly through his athletic prowess. In 1992 he competed in the Winter Olympics on the U.S. bobsled team and in 2010 he entered the MMA octagon with StrikeForce at the age of 47 &#8211; and went undefeated.
Walker’s political prowess, however, remains untested. 
 
Just because Walker is a nationally recognized athlete doesn’t make him a shoe-in for public office. Is social capital enough? Political success for NFL veterans it’s a mixed bag. 
 
NFL All-Pro wide receiver <a href="https://history.house.gov/People/Detail?id=16714">Steve Largent</a> enjoyed a successful career as a congressional representative from the state of Washington. Legendary Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Allen Page served for 22 years on the <a href="https://mncourts.libguides.com/Page">Minnesota Supreme Court</a>. In 2006, however, Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl X MVP <a href="https://www.thedp.com/article/2006/11/swann_concedes_saying_he_is_not_accustomed_to_losing">Lynn Swann</a> lost his race for Governor in Pennsylvania to Democratic incumbent Ed Rendell. Walker&#8217;s inherent popularity alone may not be enough.
But Walker isn’t concerned, because he knows what pays off every time &#8211; hard work. 
“You have to be disciplined. Because within politics things are changing all the time,” said Walker. “People are coming at you from different ways. You’ve got to have thick skin.” 
According to several recent polls, Walker and Warnock are currently <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2022/senate/ga/georgia-senate-walker-vs-warnock-7329.html">tied in a dead heat</a>. 
The 2020 election results in Georgia, where Joe Biden narrowly defeated Donald Trump by roughly 12,000 votes, proved Georgia remains a hot <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/08/swing-states-2020-presidential-election-409000">battleground state</a> for American politics.
<h4>Georgia’s On A Roll</h4>
Earlier this year, on January 10, 2022, the Georgia Bulldogs defeated Nick Saban’s Alabama Crimson Tide in the college football playoff national championship game 33 to 18. It was the first time the Bulldogs won an NCAA football title since Walker’s team won in 1981.
The big win was not lost on Walker. When asked what he loves about the state of Georgia, he can’t help but talk about his alma mater&#8217;s return to the top. 

“The University of Georgia won a national championship. Then the Atlanta Braves won The World Series, so I don’t know what else you could ask for,&#8221; said Walker. He then smiled and said, “Except for Herschel to win the Senate.”
The opinions expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a> signed a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gun-control">gun control</a> bill into law Saturday that gives financial grants to states for “red-flag” laws and increases background check stipulations for 18 to 21-year-olds, following Republican support. 
The bill, <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/legislation/2022/06/25/bills-signed-s-2089-and-s-2938/">dubbed</a> the “Bipartisan Safer Communities Act,” passed after making it through Congress earlier this week with 15 Republicans in the Senate supporting the bill and 14 House Republicans voting in favor.
According to the White House, the law “enhances certain restrictions and penalties on firearms purchases; promotes evidence-based best practices for school safety; authorizes grants to expand access to mental health services; and appropriates emergency funding for mental health resources and school safety measures.”
The Biden administration specifically thanked Sens. Chris Murphy (D-CT), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), John Coryn (R-TX), and Thom Tillis (R-NC). Senators began working on a gun bill following the horrific shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York. 
Biden <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-signs-gun-control-bill-deadly-mass-shootings">claimed</a> that “lives will be saved” because of the law. 
The legislation is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-passes-gun-control-bill-with-15-republicans-joining-democrats">considered</a> the most expansive gun control legislation in decades, and was supported by Republican leadership in the Senate, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).
Gun rights groups have criticized the legislation and the Republicans who voted for it. 
Gun Owners of America (GOA) said that the legislation “would encourage Backdoor Universal Background Checks by redefining many private sellers as gun dealers, financially incentivize states to enact unconstitutional ‘red-flag’ laws, and would allow for so-called ‘enhanced background checks,’ which are arbitrary delays in transferring firearms to adults not yet 21 years-old.”
“Once again, so-called ‘conservative’ Senators are making clear they believe that the rights of American citizens can be compromised away,” Erich Pratt, GOA’s Senior Vice President, said.
Aside from McConnell, Coryn, and Tillis, other Republican Senators who voted for the bill included Roy Blunt (R-MO), Richard Burr (R-NC), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Rob Portman (R-OH), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Pat Toomey (R-PA), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Todd Young (R-IN). 
The House easily <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3536317-here-are-the-14-house-republicans-who-voted-for-the-gun-safety-bill/">passed</a> the bill by a vote of 234-193 before it moved on to Biden’s desk. 
Republicans who voted for the bill included Reps. Liz Cheney (R-WY), Fred Upton (R-MI), Mike Turner (R-OH), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), Chris Jacobs (R-NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Tony Gonzales (R-TX), María Elvira Salazar (R-FL), David Joyce (R-OH), John Katko (R-NY), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL.), Peter Meijer (R-MI) and Tom Rice (R-SC).
Zach Jewell contributed to this report.

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-senate">Senate</a> passed the most expansive <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gun-control">gun control</a> bill in decades Thursday night as 15 Republicans joined every Democrat to advance the bill to the House where it’s expected to pass Friday.
The legislation comes weeks after mass shootings at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, and an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. The bill passed 65-33 and provides states with grants to implement controversial red flag laws and closes the so-called “boyfriend loophole,” among other measures.
“The gun safety package came to fruition after weeks of talks between Murphy, Cornyn, Sinema, and Tillis,” Politico <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/23/congress-bipartisan-gun-package-00041701">reported</a>. “While the final package defied political odds, the bipartisan talks had early endorsements from Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.”
The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/06/23/us/gun-control-senate-supreme-court">noted</a> that the 15 GOP senators to vote yes on the legislation were Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, John Cornyn of Texas, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Roy Blunt of Missouri, Richard Burr of North Carolina, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Susan Collins of Maine, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Rob Portman of Ohio, Mitt Romney of Utah, Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, Joni Ernst of Iowa, Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Todd Young of Indiana.
Gun rights groups had already slammed the legislation and the Republicans who helped advance it Tuesday night, The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gun-control-bill-advances-in-the-senate-with-help-from-14-republicans">reported</a>.
Gun Owners of America (GOA) said in a press release sent to The Daily Wire that the legislation “would encourage Backdoor Universal Background Checks by redefining many private sellers as gun dealers, financially incentivize states to enact unconstitutional ‘red-flag’ laws, and would allow for so-called ‘enhanced background checks,’ which are arbitrary delays in transferring firearms to adults not yet 21 years-old.”
“Once again, so-called ‘conservative’ Senators are making clear they believe that the rights of American citizens can be compromised away,” Erich Pratt, GOA’s Senior Vice President, said.
“Let me be clear, they have NO AUTHORITY to compromise with our rights, and we will not tolerate legislators who are willing to turn gun owners into second-class citizens,” Pratt continued. “GOA fully opposes this unconstitutional legislation and will continue to encourage our millions of members to make their voices heard to their elected officials on this bill.”
Amanda Prestigiacomo contributed to this report.

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Gun rights organizations slammed the new bipartisan <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gun-control">gun control</a> bill that 14 Republican senators backed, warning that the bill creates new problems.
The bill was quickly rammed through the Senate with a procedural vote last night, with lawmakers having barely an hour to read the 80-page bill before being forced to vote on it. The bill is now in the House, where it is expected to pass, after which it would still have to go back to the Senate for a final vote before it could be signed into law.
&#8220;The package extends current prohibitions on gun sales to those who have disqualifying juvenile records and those convicted of misdemeanor violent crimes against &#8216;dating partners,’” The Reload <a href="https://thereload.com/senate-gun-bill-extends-gun-prohibitions-to-juvenile-records-misdemeanor-violence-committed-by-dating-partners/">reported</a>. &#8220;The bill also includes a new background check process for those 18 to 20 years old, funding for ‘Red Flag’ laws or other state crisis intervention programs, the reclassification of who must obtain federal gun dealing licenses, and several other proposals.&#8221;
Some of the more troubling aspects of the bill were <a href="https://www.firearmspolicy.org/gop_senate_gun_control_splainer">highlighted</a> in an analysis conducted by the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC):
<blockquote>Red Flag Laws
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<li>Incentivizes local disarmament proceedings, of which many states currently employ secret ex-parte hearings.</li>
<li>Calls only for standards equivalent only to civil court.</li>
<li>For all the bluster in the measure about protecting due process and the constitutional rights of the subjects of the hearings during the &#8220;appropriate phase,” it implies that states will still be able to hold secret ex-parte hearings to deprive the People of their rights.</li>
<li>Entitles the subject to an attorney “at the appropriate phase,” but it must be at the subject&#8217;s expense.</li>
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Private Sales 
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<li>Expands the definition of &#8220;engaged in the business&#8221; by striking &#8220;with the principal objective of livelihood and profit&#8221; in the current definition and replacing it with &#8220;to predominantly earn a profit.&#8221;</li>
<li>This confusion could lead to new and successful prosecutions of private sellers who may fall under the broad and vague definition of “engaged in business” and therefore the need to be licensed.</li>
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New Misdemeanor Firearms Prohibitions
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<li>By expanding the definition of a prohibiting misdemeanor domestic violence in such a vague, broad, and subjective way it invites confusion, and potential firearms prohibitions.</li>
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Transfers and Straw Purchases
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<li>Prohibits the government from arming drug cartels, unless the government exercises more oversight on said drug cartels, thus allowing the free flow of arms to these cartels to continue in perpetuity.</li>
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Employer Background Checks
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<li>Allows all employers to ask for a firearms background check prior to employment or during current employment, regardless of its connection to job duties.</li>
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&#8220;The proposal seeks to chill the right to keep and bear arms by incentivizing local disarmament proceedings, of which many states currently employ secret ex-parte hearings, massive penalties and enhancements reminiscent of the mass incarceration of the so-called war on drugs, naked discrimination against young adults, and an aggressive assault on peaceable conduct,&#8221; FPC <a href="https://www.firearmspolicy.org/fpc-statement-on-senate-gun-control-agreement">said</a> in a separate statement. &#8220;Should this package be adopted, it will result in the imprisonment, injury, and death of peaceable people.&#8221;
Erich Pratt, Gun Owners of America’s senior vice president, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gun-control-bill-advances-in-the-senate-with-help-from-14-republicans">slammed</a> the Republican lawmakers who caved on the bill, saying that the senators “have NO AUTHORITY to compromise with our rights, and we will not tolerate legislators who are willing to turn gun owners into second-class citizens.”
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/national-rifle-association-nra">National Rifle Association</a> (NRA) <a href="https://home.nra.org/statements/nra-announces-opposition-to-senate-gun-control-legislation/">said</a> that while it supported the aspects of the bill that help bolster school security, boost mental health services, and reduce violent crime, the organization will not support the bill because it infringes on American&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/second-amendment">Second Amendment</a> rights.
&#8220;This legislation can be abused to restrict lawful gun purchases, infringe upon the rights of law-abiding Americans, and use federal dollars to fund gun control measures being adopted by state and local politicians,&#8221; they said in a statement. &#8220;This bill leaves too much discretion in the hands of government officials and also contains undefined and overbroad provisions – inviting interference with our constitutional freedoms.&#8221;

Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on Immigration Policy Impact on Access to Higher Education

Gun Rights Groups Explain The Problems With Gun Control Bill That 14 GOP Senators Caved On

Gun Rights Groups Explain Problems With Gun Control Bill

Second Amendment

Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) sustained an injury while doing yard work over the weekend that required immediate surgery and could require the amputation of the end of his right pinky finger.
Cramer shared the medical update in a statement from his <a href="https://www.cramer.senate.gov/news/press-releases/sen-cramer-statement-on-yard-work-accident-injury">office</a> on Wednesday.
“While working in the yard over the weekend, I sustained a serious injury to my right hand, which required immediate surgery,” Cramer&#8217;s statement read.
“I continue to remain in North Dakota close to medical care as there is high risk of infection and the possible need for amputation,” it added.
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Cramer&#8217;s statement said he would miss this week&#8217;s Senate business, though he plans to return to Washington D.C. after the July 4th break.
&#8220;The senator, who is right-handed, said the injury could affect his typing ability, but he doesn&#8217;t expect it to be a major hindrance in his work,&#8221; InForum <a href="https://www.inforum.com/news/north-dakota/sen-kevin-cramer-badly-injures-hand-in-yard-work-accident" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a>.
The senator has served in his role since 2019 after defeating Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp. Any extended delay of Cramer&#8217;s return to the Senate could be significant as Republicans and Democrats remain evenly split in the 50-50 chamber, with Vice President Kamala Harris as the tie-breaker.
Cramer, a ranking member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, most recently released a statement blasting President Joe Biden&#8217;s upcoming request to Congress to suspend the nation&#8217;s gas tax.
“When gas is $5 a gallon, the American people aren’t asking for 18 cents of relief, they want the Trump energy policies back! Suspending the gas tax is nothing more than a knee-jerk political stunt providing minimal relief while blowing a hole in our infrastructure funding,&#8221; the senator said in a <a href="https://www.cramer.senate.gov/news/press-releases/sen-cramer-suspending-the-gas-tax-is-nothing-more-than-a-knee-jerk-political-stunt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>.
&#8220;Lest we forget, President Obama called this idea a ‘gimmick.’ Asking Congress to suspend the 18-cent-per-gallon gas tax is a feckless motion to Americans paying $5 at the pump to drive to work and take their long-delayed vacations,&#8221; he added.
Cramer concluded his statement by challenging the Biden administration to change its energy policies.
“If the Biden Administration is serious about combating inflation and lowering gas prices, they need to take a complete 180 on their energy policies and pro-regulation agenda,&#8221; the senator wrote.
On Tuesday, Cramer also led in sending a <a href="https://www.cramer.senate.gov/news/press-releases/sen-cramer-colleagues-send-letter-to-president-biden-expressing-concern-over-tariff-moratorium-on-imported-solar-panels" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> alongside GOP colleagues to express concern over the Biden administration&#8217;s tariff moratorium on imported solar panels. The letter claimed the move increases dependence on China and undermines an ongoing investigation into Chinese solar companies.
&#8220;Already the United States is over-reliant on China for solar power. Currently, 80 percent of our solar panels come from China or Chinese companies, and this reliance is not market-based. China has used a variety of anti-free market practices, such as industrial subsidies, to come to dominate the solar sector,&#8221; the Republican senators wrote.
The lawmakers concluded that &#8220;we are disappointed that the climate change agenda has proven to be an effective means to pre-empt and nullify the legitimate claims of U.S. workers and industry before they can be fully considered through the ongoing investigation by your Department of Commerce. To honor those claims, we urge you to end the self-imposed emergency declaration and let the Commerce Department investigation proceed unimpeded so as not to further increase our economic reliance on China.”
Update: Additional details regarding the senator&#8217;s injury were added after a response from his office.

Kevin Cramer

GOP Senator Reveals He Might Need Finger Amputated After Yard Work Injury

GOP Senator's Injury During Yard Work Could Require Amputation

North Dakota

Republicans

More than a dozen Republicans joined a largely Democrat effort to advance a gun control bill in the Senate on Tuesday night.
Notable Republican senators, including Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Mitch McConnell (R-KY), helped Democrats pass a procedural vote, 64 to 34, a mere <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61890403">two hours</a> after the text of the bill circulated.
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The bill could be passed later this week by the Senate and then move onto the House, where it is expected to pass. The bill would then go to President Biden&#8217;s desk.
Notably, the 80-page legislation includes language on highly controversial so-called red flag laws.
According to Fox News, the <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/senate-votes-advance-bipartisan-gun-052357834.html">bill</a> &#8220;provides grants for states that implement their own red flag laws and offers additional funding for both school safety measures and mental health services.&#8221;
Cornyn, though, claimed on the Senate floor Tuesday that the bill &#8220;would not create a national red flag law, adding that states could receive the funding regardless of whether they enact such a program,&#8221; The Hill <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3529731-texas-gop-rebukes-cornyn-rejects-gun-legislation-framework/">reported</a>.
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&#8220;The measure also creates penalties for straw purchases of firearms, requires more gun sellers to register as Federally Licensed Firearm Dealers and closes the so-called boyfriend loophole by prohibiting gun access for people convicted of domestic abuse against an intimate partner,&#8221; Fox News noted of the gun control legislation.
Gun rights groups are already slamming the legislation and the Republicans who helped advance it.
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Gun Owners of America (GOA) said in a press release sent to The Daily Wire that the legislation &#8220;would encourage Backdoor Universal Background Checks by redefining many private sellers as gun dealers, financially incentivize states to enact unconstitutional &#8216;red-flag&#8217; laws, and would allow for so-called &#8216;enhanced background checks,&#8217; which are arbitrary delays in transferring firearms to adults not yet 21 years-old.&#8221;
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“Once again, so-called ‘conservative’ Senators are making clear they believe that the rights of American citizens can be compromised away,&#8221; Erich Pratt, GOA’s Senior Vice President, said.
&#8220;Let me be clear, they have NO AUTHORITY to compromise with our rights, and we will not tolerate legislators who are willing to turn gun owners into second-class citizens,&#8221; Pratt continued. &#8220;GOA fully opposes this unconstitutional legislation and will continue to encourage our millions of members to make their voices heard to their elected officials on this bill.”
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Below are the 14 Republicans who voted for the bill on the procedural vote:
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO)
Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC)
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT)
Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH)
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA)
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Rep. Todd Young (R-IN)
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC)
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)
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Senate Holds Confirmation Hearing For Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch

Gun Control Bill Advances In The Senate — With Help From 14 Republicans

Gun Control Bill Advances In The Senate, With Help From 14 Republicans 

Lindsey Graham

Alabama Senate candidate Katie Britt has defeated Congressman Mo Brooks (R-AL) in the state&#8217;s GOP primary run-off election.
As of press time, Britt has secured 66.54% of the vote and Brooks has earned 33.46%, <a href="https://results.decisiondeskhq.com/june21-2022-elections/">according</a> to Decision Desk HQ, with enough votes counted to project a winner.
Britt secured former President Donald Trump&#8217;s endorsement after coming in first place with a plurality of votes in the GOP primary election in May. Brooks was endorsed by Trump prior to that election. He then lost Trump&#8217;s support after saying that it was time to move on from the 2020 election. He placed second during Alabama&#8217;s GOP primary election. Since neither candidate had 50% or more of the vote, the run-off election was held on Tuesday, June 21.
While endorsing Britt, Trump <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/10/trump-endorses-britt-in-alabama-republican-senate-race-00038991">released</a> a statement on Friday, June 10, saying, “Mo has been wanting it back ever since,” in reference to his rescinded endorsement, “but I cannot give it to him!”
&#8220;Katie Britt, on the other hand, is a fearless America First Warrior,” he claimed.
“When I endorsed Mo Brooks, he took a 44-point lead and was unstoppable. He then hired a new campaign staff who ‘brilliantly’ convinced him to ‘stop talking about the 2020 Election,’” Trump <a href="https://www.alreporter.com/2022/03/23/trump-pulls-mo-brooks-endorsement-calling-him-woke/">said</a> in March when he pulled his support from Brooks.
“Very sad but, since he decided to go in another direction, so have I, and I am hereby withdrawing my Endorsement of Mo Brooks for the Senate,” he continued. “I don’t think the great people of Alabama will disagree with me. Election Fraud must be captured and stopped, or we won’t have a Country anymore.”
Britt, meanwhile, has been positioning herself to voters as a steadfast supporter of Trump’s America First agenda, who will also bring something new to the Capitol.
“We are relentlessly visiting with voters across this great state,” Britt <a href="https://yellowhammernews.com/fmr-trump-adviser-steve-cortes-economic-populist-katie-britt-is-next-generation-of-america-first/">told</a> Yellowhammer News. “It is clear that people want new blood, they want fresh blood. They want someone to go to D.C. to shake it up — somebody that will fight for our values and fight for our people. And so there is no doubt that we are the best America First candidate and the person to go make those things happen. So we’re excited to make this happen on June 21st and look forward to continuing to earn the votes of every Alabamian across the state.”
Former Trump adviser Steve Cortes also endorsed Britt and appeared with her on the campaign trail.
“I live nearby. I live just across the border in Tennessee, but if I did live in Alabama, I’d be voting for Katie, and I’ll tell you why,” Cortes <a href="https://yellowhammernews.com/fmr-trump-adviser-steve-cortes-economic-populist-katie-britt-is-next-generation-of-america-first/">told</a> Yellowhammer News. “She is really the dynamic, next generation of America First.&#8221;
Britt will now face Democratic candidate Will Boyd in November.

Katie Britt, Mo Brooks

Trump-Endorsed Katie Britt Defeats Formerly-Trump-Endorsed Candidate Mo Brooks In Alabama GOP Senate Run-Off Election

Katie Britt Defeats Congressman Mo Brooks In Alabama GOP Senate Run-Off Election

2022 Election

Alabama

Donald Trump

Former Governor Eric Greitens (R-MO) managed to spark outrage on both sides of the political aisle with an ad touting permits to hunt Republicans In Name Only (RINOs).
<a href="https://dailywire.com/news/breaking-report-missouri-governor-eric-greitens-hank-berrien/">Greitens</a> opened the ad as he has most of his political ads in the past, highlighting his military service as a former Navy SEAL — and then went on to show him alongside a full tactical team as he went &#8220;RINO-hunting&#8221; to cleanse his own party of the people he didn&#8217;t believe were conservative enough.
&#8220;We are sick and tired of the Republicans in Name Only surrendering to Joe Biden &amp; the radical Left. Order your RINO Hunting Permit today!&#8221; he captioned the ad.
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We are sick and tired of the Republicans in Name Only surrendering to Joe Biden &amp; the radical Left.
Order your RINO Hunting Permit today! <a href="https://t.co/XLMdJnAzSK">pic.twitter.com/XLMdJnAzSK</a>
&mdash; Eric Greitens (@EricGreitens) <a href="https://twitter.com/EricGreitens/status/1538876823978713089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 20, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Setting the stage as though he was going big-game hunting on a safari, <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/shock-grand-jury-indicts-missouri-governor-eric-ryan-saavedra/">Greitens</a> explained in exaggerated hushed tones that &#8220;the RINO feeds on corruption and is marked by the stripes of cowardice.&#8221;
He went on to advertise that there was &#8220;no bagging limit&#8221; as he and his team kicked in doors and called on viewers to &#8220;join the MAGA crew.&#8221;
But critics on both sides of the aisle were not impressed with the tone of the ad. Some pushed back on him because he was capitalizing on his military service for personal political gain and others because he was promoting political violence — a move that could be seen as particularly disturbing as it comes just weeks after a man traveled from California to Maryland with the intent to kill Supreme Court Justice <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/alleged-would-be-kavanaugh-assassin-indicted-for-attempted-murder-of-a-justice/">Brett Kavanaugh</a>.
The Dispatch&#8217;s David French hit Greitens on both points, <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidAFrench/status/1538917511395262464">tweeting</a>, &#8220;I&#8217;m not going to retweet that Greitens ad because he&#8217;s so obviously thirsty for the views, but the man is practically begging for political violence. And it&#8217;s particularly gross to declare himself a SEAL at the start. He&#8217;s making a mockery of the military ethos.&#8221;
VoteVets called for people to report Greitens for abusing his position as a former SEAL, <a href="https://twitter.com/votevets/status/1538900044962840576">adding</a>, &#8220;Eric Greitens a member of the Navy Reserves has violated DOD policy by identifying himself as a &#8216;SEAL&#8217;  and using military uniforms without a disclaimer. Contact the Naval Inspector General Hotline at NAVIGHotlines@navy.mil or (800)522-3451 and report this abuse.&#8221;
&#8220;One more thing: With gun violence and mental health issues being at the forefront of our discourse in recent weeks, you&#8217;d think that maybe someone in Greitens&#8217; circle would say something,&#8221; Red State Senior Editor Joe Cunningham <a href="https://twitter.com/JoePCunningham/status/1538894614740054016">pointed out</a>.
&#8220;Let’s place the blame for this violent ad where it belongs, at the doorsteps of Kevin McCarthy &amp; Mitch McConnell. They’ve failed to confront &amp; condemn the MAGA radicals of their party. Now it’s out of control &amp; threatens everyone’s freedom,&#8221; Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepSwalwell/status/1538903014156673032">tweeted</a>.
CNN anchor Jake Tapper <a href="https://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/1538892680658288640">added</a>, &#8220;You’d think a Senate candidate accused of spousal and child abuse by his ex-wife — to say nothing of the accusations he sexually assaulted and blackmailed his former hairdresser — might consider a less violent appeal to voters.&#8221;
Political strategist Liz Mair noted, &#8220;This ad will get a lot of attention, but it&#8217;s also a lie — Greitens was blocked from rejoining the Seals after he was forced to resign due to his numerous scandals. He tried. The Seals said &#8216;no.&#8217; But he&#8217;s trying to pass himself off as a Seal here&#8230;&#8221;
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This ad will get a lot of attention, but it&#39;s also a lie&#8211; Greitens was blocked from rejoining the Seals after he was forced to resign due to his numerous scandals. He tried. The Seals said &quot;no.&quot; But he&#39;s trying to pass himself off as a Seal here&#8230; <a href="https://t.co/Qh43Q45DOK">https://t.co/Qh43Q45DOK</a> <a href="https://t.co/WDzy9r5T2b">https://t.co/WDzy9r5T2b</a>
&mdash; Liz Mair (@LizMair) <a href="https://twitter.com/LizMair/status/1538901927798444033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 20, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Jeff B. (@esotericCD) also pointed out that Greitens himself had been a Democrat until just before he decided to run in Missouri as a Republican.
&#8220;ERIC GREITENS: RINO hunter! ALSO ERIC GREITENS: Democrat until 2015, right before he decided to run for office,&#8221; he <a href="https://twitter.com/EsotericCD/status/1538894858722615297">tweeted</a>, adding, &#8220;I’m not even clutching my pearls over the violent “RINO hunting” military imagery. It’s a pathetic provocation. I just think it’s rich that a guy who planned his entire life around running as a Democrat and made a quick late switch is gonna *condescend* to me like that.&#8221;

Robin Hood Veterans Summit

Right And Left Alike Slam Eric Greitens For ‘Begging For Political Violence’ With ‘RINO Hunting’ Ad

Right And Left Alike Slam Eric Greitens Over 'RINO Hunting' Ad

Gun Violence

Missouri

Political Violence

Over a month after the leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion suggesting that the court plans to overturn Roe v. Wade, the United States House of Representatives has finally passed a bill to provide security for the families of the Supreme Court justices.
News that the bill passed the House also comes over a month after the legislation passed the Senate and about a week after authorities arrested a man near the home of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. That man claimed that he intended to murder the justice, authorities said.
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U.S. House PASSES Supreme Court Security legislation, 396-27.
Goes now to the president. <a href="https://t.co/a2cEI9xotb">pic.twitter.com/a2cEI9xotb</a>
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Authorities arrested Nicholas John Roske, 26, of Simi Valley, California, in the Washington suburb of Chevy Chase, Maryland, early in the morning on June 8. A Department of Justice affidavit <a href="https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/22056069/roskenicholas.pdf">details</a> how Roske allegedly traveled to Kavanaugh’s home armed with weapons and burglary tools with the intent to kill the justice and prevent him from ruling on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/second-amendment">Second Amendment</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/abortion">abortion</a> cases.
The Supreme Court safety legislation, which passed the House in a 396 to 27 vote, according to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/14/congress-supreme-court-security/">The Washington Post</a>, now heads to the desk of President Joe Biden.
All 27 votes against the bill were from Democrats.
Senate Republicans had threatened Monday evening that they would block a different House bill that sought to protect the families of Supreme Court staffers rather than just the families of the Supreme Court justices.
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“The security issue is related to the Supreme Court justices, not to nameless staff that no one knows,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, told reporters Monday evening.
Hours after this, The Washington Post reported, Democrats changed their course, with House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) saying the Senate&#8217;s bill is “the only thing that can pass, frankly, and we want to get it done.”
On Monday, for the third time, GOP House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mccarthy-accuses-dems-stalling-security-bill-of-jeopardizing-the-safety-of-the-supreme-court">requested</a> unanimous consent to expedite the passage of a security bill to protect the Supreme Court justices.
McCarthy emphasized that “there is no reason” to delay the <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4160">proposal</a>, asking for immediate consideration in the House.
His request was declined.
“I do not understand why we would risk that,” McCarthy said in remarks Monday afternoon, pointing out that the bill was introduced more than a month ago. “I do not understand why you’ll make sure that the Capitol is protected right now knowing that something could happen … or something could happen at the Supreme Court this week, but you won’t protect those justices.”
McCarthy also drew on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) Thursday <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pelosi-denies-request-to-immediately-pass-scotus-security-bill-house-will-vote-next-week">claim</a> that “the justices are protected,” a remark that came only a few days after Roske&#8217;s arrest.
“This issue is not about the justices, it’s about staff and the rest,” Pelosi said, explaining why the House would be voting on the Supreme Court security bill the following week. “The justices are protected; you saw the attorney general even double down on that.”
“How can you make that statement the same week?” demanded McCarthy, adding that Pelosi’s statement “makes no sense.”
The GOP leader warned Democrats that if they change the Supreme Court security bill, sending it back to the Senate instead of passing it, “the country will know why.”
“Cause if you change the bill and move it back to the Senate, you’re trying to kill it,” he said, emphasizing that every senator had voted for the security bill. “You’re trying to delay it. That’s exactly what you’re doing.”
“If you think something else needs to be added, run it by itself,” he added. “I think you’re jeopardizing people’s lives. I think you’re jeopardizing the safety of the Supreme Court.”
The Senate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-unanimously-passes-bill-to-protect-supreme-court-justices-families-amid-leftist-protests">passed the legislation unanimously</a> in May, but it had been stalled in the House of Representatives, prompting sharp criticism from Republicans who said that the bill should be passed immediately to protect the justices.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Daily Wire.
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ONE MONTH LATER: House Passes Supreme Court Security Bill

House Passes Supreme Court Security Bill

Brett Kavanaugh

Nancy Pelosi

Supreme Court

U.S. House of Representatives

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) suggested Monday that looking into juvenile criminal background records as part of a background check before a person can purchase a firearm could be racist.
Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s remarks come after an 18-year-old Hispanic male opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, late last month, killing 19 children.
Her remarks were in response to a bipartisan group of U.S. senators who released a framework of solutions that they were going to try to pass that included an enhanced review process for people under 21-years-old. &#8220;For buyers under 21 years of age, requires an investigative period to review juvenile and mental health records, including checks with state databases and local law enforcement,&#8221; the agreement <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-senators-reach-gun-control-agreement-that-focuses-on-9-points">said</a>.
&#8220;AOC tells me she is worried about the criminalization in the gun framework: &#8216;particularly, the juvenile criminalization, the expansion of background checks into juvenile records, I want to explore the implications of that and how specifically i’s designed and tailored,’” reporter Eric Michael Garcia tweeted. “‘After columbine, we hired thousands of police officers into schools and while it didn’t prevent many of the mass shootings that we’ve seen now, it has increased the criminalization of teens in communities like mine.’”
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&#8220;When I asked if she was worried if the mental health aspects would increase stigmatization, she said &#8216;absolutely. Because what people are blaming on mental health are really deeper issues of violent misogyny and white supremacy,’” Ocasio-Cortez claimed. “‘And while there are mental health issues attenuated like the deep isolation that we see with a lot of these folks, at the end of the day, we’re not addressing—there are some issues like the boyfriend loophole being closed &#8230; The connection between domestic violence, and masa shootings, et Cetera.’”
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“Attenuated like the deep isolation that we see with a lot of these folks, at the end of the day, we’re not addressing—there are some issues like the boyfriend loophole being closed,” she says. “The connection between domestic violence, and masa shootings, et Cetera.”
&mdash; Eric Michael Garcia (@EricMGarcia) <a href="https://twitter.com/EricMGarcia/status/1536486518008733697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 13, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Other measures included in the framework introduced by the Senators included:
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Provides resources to states and tribes to create and administer laws that help ensure deadly weapons are kept out of the hands of individuals whom a court has determined to be a significant danger to themselves or others, consistent with state and federal due process and constitutional protections.
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<li>Investment in Children and Family Mental Health Services</li>
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National expansion of community behavioral health center model; major investments to increase access to mental health and suicide prevention programs; and other support services available in the community, including crisis and trauma intervention and recovery.
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<li>Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence</li>
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Convicted domestic violence abusers and individuals subject to domestic violence restraining orders are included in NICS, including those who have or have had a continuing relationship of a romantic or intimate nature.
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<li>Funding for School-Based Mental Health and Supportive Services</li>
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Invests in programs to expand mental health and supportive services in schools, including: early identification and intervention programs and school based mental health and wrap-around services.
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<li>Funding for School Safety Resources</li>
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Invests in programs to help institute safety measures in and around primary and secondary schools, support school violence prevention efforts and provide training to school personnel and students.
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<li>Clarification of Definition of Federally Licensed Firearms Dealer</li>
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Cracks down on criminals who illegally evade licensing requirements.
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<li>Telehealth Investments</li>
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Invests in programs that increase access to mental and behavioral health services for youth and families in crisis via telehealth.
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<li>Penalties for Straw Purchasing</li>
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Cracks down on criminals who illegally straw purchase and traffic guns.
“Today, we are announcing a commonsense, bipartisan proposal to protect America’s children, keep our schools safe, and reduce the threat of violence across our country,” the senators added in a statement. “Our plan increases needed mental health resources, improves school safety and support for students, and helps ensure dangerous criminals and those who are adjudicated as mentally ill can’t purchase weapons.”

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