Sentences with phrase «push for gun control legislation»

He traveled 450 miles to Tallahassee to push for gun control legislation.

House Democrats, who've sought to draw attention to their push for gun control legislation in the wake of recent mass shootings, emphasized a new demand during the day as they announced their opposition to any bill that doesn't undo a longstanding provision that has been interpreted to block the Centers for Disease Control from conducting research on gun violence.

He traveled 450 miles to Tallahassee to push for gun control legislation.

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But the Democratic - controlled Senate voted against legislation pushed by the president that would have expanded background checks for firearm purchases to gun shows and online sales.

In their endorsements, the clubs pointed to Cuomo's push for a $ 15 minimum wage, the legalization of same - sex marriage and gun control legislation.

Mayer's campaign knocked the complaint, saying it's an effort to distract from the issue of pushing for new gun control legislation.

Malloy made changes to the state's pension system and pushed for the strictest gun control legislation in the country following the Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown in December 2012.

But Cuomo's push for new gun control legislation on the state level has been less emphasized in recent days.

DEVELOPING: SENATOR STILL TRYING TO FIND VOTES FOR BACKGROUND CHECKS... Behind - the - scenes dealing over reviving stalled gun control legislation will get a push next week when Sen. Joe Manchin, a strong proponent of expanding background checks, plans to meet individually with lawmakers, a Senate source tells CNN.

A nearly 15 - hour filibuster to push a vote on gun control legislation quickly elevated U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy's national profile and cemented his place as a leader in the Democratic movement for stricter gun laws following the mass shooting at an Orlando club.

He was able to sell the last two years of his alliance with the Republicans by saying he was pushing to get progressive legislation enacted, and has claimed credit for help in advancing a minimum wage increase and gun control legislation.

Personally, it's obvious to me that the democrat's push for more gun control legislation has nothing to do with protecting the public, and has everything to do with giving the GOP the middle finger.

But the budget is also notable for what it did not include: a measure that would make it easier for the survivors of childhood sexual abuse to file lawsuits, voting reforms such as early voting and gun control legislation Democratic lawmakers had pushed in the wake of a high school shooting in Florida that left 17 people dead.

Cuomo spent much of the speech highlighting his record, including passing gun control legislation, a property tax cap, gay marriage and a new push to pass a $ 15 minimum wage for all New Yorkers.

One thing Onondaga County District Attorney Bill Fitzpatrick would like to see in any gun control legislation, something that prosecutors in New York state have been pushing for a decade — a mandatory five year consecutive sentence for anyone who commits any type of crime with any type of handgun.

She did just that, becoming more flexible on gun control and introducing legislation to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and serving as an instrumental lobbyist during the push for marriage equality in New York State.

A nearly 15 - hour filibuster to push a vote on gun control legislation quickly elevated U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy's national profile and cemented his place as a leader in the Democratic movement for stricter gun laws following the mass shooting at an...