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Washington mdash; A bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday released the legislative text of a plan to curb gun violence, which if passed by Congress would be the most significant update to the nation s firearms laws in nearly three decades.Called the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the measure is the Senate s response to a pair of mass shootings mdash; one at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, and the other at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas mdash; that shocked the nation and spurred a group of senators to find consensus around a plan to reform gun laws.Hours after the bill s text was released, the plan cleared a procedural hurdle in the Senate, with the backing of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Senate leaders are hoping it passes the upper chamber this week. Fourteen Republican senators voted stanley us with Democrats to begin debate on the bill, ensuring there are enough votes to overcome a filibuster and advance to final passage. House Speaker Nan stanley spain cy Pelosi has pledged to swiftly bring the bill to the House floor for a vote once it passes the Senate.The legislation is the culmination of weeks of negotiation between the bipartisan group of senators, and was unveiled 10 days after 20 Democratic and Republican senators announced a framework of the gun control plan. While the bill does not g stanley cup o as far as what President Biden has called for, some of the provisions mdash; such as enhance Rexr Today in Trump: February 10, 2017
This story was written by Tim Hadachek, Kansas State CollegianA childs game of T-ball is the epitome of fairness. Everyone gets to play the same amount; everyone plays each position and most importantly, no one keeps score. The result is a game that is mind-numbingly and soul-crushingly boring. Democrats today are proposing a T-ball world that favors fairness over progress. Everyone stanley thermosflasche should be paid the same amount, receive the same benefits stanley thermos and have their job protected. The diffe stanley botella rence, of course, is that the world is keeping score and every time we sacrifice for the interest of fairness, we all lose. Fairness should become the official motto for the Democratic Party. In the official party platform found on their Web site, the words fair and fairness appear 35 times, compared to the words free and freedom, which appear only 28 times. Take for example the partys position on the energy industry. Like a baseball team benching their best home-run hitter in favor of the untested rookie, Democrats want to hinder the largest contributors to our economy the oil companies forcing them to invest in unproven and inefficient alternative sources. Sen. Chris Dodd D-Conn. told CNBC on June 10, The government should be able to mandate what profit is fair for business. In every game of T-ball, you notice players who probably shouldnt be there: the kind of kids who should probably be reading a book or w
Washington mdash; A bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday released the legislative text of a plan to curb gun violence, which if passed by Congress would be the most significant update to the nation s firearms laws in nearly three decades.Called the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the measure is the Senate s response to a pair of mass shootings mdash; one at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, and the other at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas mdash; that shocked the nation and spurred a group of senators to find consensus around a plan to reform gun laws.Hours after the bill s text was released, the plan cleared a procedural hurdle in the Senate, with the backing of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Senate leaders are hoping it passes the upper chamber this week. Fourteen Republican senators voted stanley us with Democrats to begin debate on the bill, ensuring there are enough votes to overcome a filibuster and advance to final passage. House Speaker Nan stanley spain cy Pelosi has pledged to swiftly bring the bill to the House floor for a vote once it passes the Senate.The legislation is the culmination of weeks of negotiation between the bipartisan group of senators, and was unveiled 10 days after 20 Democratic and Republican senators announced a framework of the gun control plan. While the bill does not g stanley cup o as far as what President Biden has called for, some of the provisions mdash; such as enhance Rexr Today in Trump: February 10, 2017
This story was written by Tim Hadachek, Kansas State CollegianA childs game of T-ball is the epitome of fairness. Everyone gets to play the same amount; everyone plays each position and most importantly, no one keeps score. The result is a game that is mind-numbingly and soul-crushingly boring. Democrats today are proposing a T-ball world that favors fairness over progress. Everyone stanley thermosflasche should be paid the same amount, receive the same benefits stanley thermos and have their job protected. The diffe stanley botella rence, of course, is that the world is keeping score and every time we sacrifice for the interest of fairness, we all lose. Fairness should become the official motto for the Democratic Party. In the official party platform found on their Web site, the words fair and fairness appear 35 times, compared to the words free and freedom, which appear only 28 times. Take for example the partys position on the energy industry. Like a baseball team benching their best home-run hitter in favor of the untested rookie, Democrats want to hinder the largest contributors to our economy the oil companies forcing them to invest in unproven and inefficient alternative sources. Sen. Chris Dodd D-Conn. told CNBC on June 10, The government should be able to mandate what profit is fair for business. In every game of T-ball, you notice players who probably shouldnt be there: the kind of kids who should probably be reading a book or w
