Sentences with phrase «to pass gun control legislation»

Just like they don't want to solve the DACA problem, why didn't the Democrats pass gun control legislation when they had both the House & Senate during the Obama Administration.

Trump's tweet Saturday said: «Just like they don't want to solve the DACA problem, why didn't the Democrats pass gun control legislation when they had both the House & Senate during the Obama Administration.

Former President Barack Obama and many of his fellow Democrats unsuccessfully pushed to pass gun control legislation after a gunman killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, in 2012.

A spokeswoman for the Independent Democrats says, in a statement, «We can not speculate on the motives of Senator Skelos,» and points out that the two groups passed gun control legislation, gay marriage and expansion of pre-kindergarten when they co-led the Senate.

The president asked why Democrats didn't pass gun control legislation under Obama.

Cuomo's actions were illegal, done under the cover of night behind closed doors, ABSOLUTELY NO PUBLIC INPUT WAS ALLOWED, and he did it to be the first in the US to pass any gun control legislation before Obama!

Both legislators were targeted for recall after passing gun control legislation through means that circumvented any possible voter referendum.

They point out that last year Cuomo and the legislature passed gun control legislation on the very first day of their session, a full week before the budget presentation was due.

Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan said parents should pull their children out of school until Congress passes gun control legislation.

There aren't enough grief counselors, well wishers or positive prayers to make Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg return to the school where his classmates were massacred unless Florida lawmakers pass gun control legislation.

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.

(CNN)- One of the most vocal survivors of the mass school shooting in Parkland, Florida, is calling for people to boycott Florida for spring break until the state passes gun control legislation.

Trump did allude to gun laws in a different tweet Saturday, accusing congressional Democrats of not favoring new gun laws: «Just like they don't want to solve the DACA problem, why didn't the Democrats pass gun control legislation when they had both the House & Senate during the Obama Administration.

A spokeswoman for the Independent Democrats says, in a statement, «We can not speculate on the motives of Senator Skelos», and points out that the two groups passed gun control legislation, gay marriage and expansion of pre kindergarten when they co led the Senate.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As President Barack Obama tried to pass gun control legislation after a young man with an AR - 15 semiautomatic rifle killed 20 children in a Connecticut elementary school, a Tennessee group started working to give away the same type of gun.

Close to a million students stood up and streamed out of classrooms across the country last week as part of the National School Walkout, which honored the victims of the Parkland shooting one month ago and called on lawmakers to pass gun control legislation.

The protest honored the victims of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, and called on lawmakers to pass gun control legislation.

Surrounded by more than 3,300 grave markers that symbolized the number of people killed by gun violence since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, 27 religious leaders stood together to ask Congress to pass gun control legislation.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's message of necessity that skirts the three - day waiting period so lawmakers can pass his gun control legislation this week outlines what his office says is the immediate need to get the law in place.

Long also blasted the measure as a «political charade» that only boosts Cuomo's political standing by being the first state in the nation to pass gun control legislation, even before the federal government and Obama administration can do something on the issue.

In his first term from 2010 until 2014, they enabled him to pass gun control legislation and gay marriage legalization, and supported his pro-business agenda.

In his first term, they allowed him to pass gun control legislation and gay marriage legalization, and supported his larger business - friendly agenda.

During his seven years as governor he has raised the minimum wage, introduced a free college program, passed gun control legislation, raised the age of criminal responsibility, legalized same - sex marriage, and banned fracking.

He did, however, rail against the Obama administration on Twitter on Sunday for supposedly failing to pass gun control legislation when it had the chance.

Achille, the former vice president of the Elmont Chamber of Commerce, said he wants to pass gun control legislation, create a path to citizenship for immigrants living here without legal permission, and boost economic development opportunities.

From consoling Boston and West, Texas to scolding Congress for failing to pass gun control legislation, the president's messages have been heavy.

An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation.

Arne Duncan used his last speech as U.S. Education Secretary to draw attention to violence that claims the lives of thousands of children each year, saying that the «greatest frustration» of his seven - year tenure has been Washington's failure to pass gun control legislation.