Republican breakthrough on gun safety, but Democrats oppose Biden's petrol tax pitch

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Amazing things happened at Capitol Hill. Many skeptics, including myself, thought we would never see.

There was a compromise. Moreover, it was a compromise on gun control, one of the most unstable and sensitive issues facing the country.

14 Republican Senators test vote on a series of conservative measures aimed at keeping guns out of the hands of dangerous people, party legitimacy and NRA rank I broke. In other words, it will clear the filibuster and will definitely pass within a few days.

Of course, the fact that Texas and Buffalo neededmass murderMost people The preferred step may not be brave enough to win an award, but given our hyperpolarized politics, it's an important moment.

It's easy to understand how strong testimony from the state Republicans emphasized the Trump pressure campaign 

The hard part is another proposal-this is from President Biden-about suspending the federal gas tax for three months. Everyone knows that it's not the substance's fault, it's a less influential campaign gimmick, but it's almost certain that it will fail. Politico called it "likely fate."

Reason: Democratic leaders don't like the idea.

"I fully understand that petrol tax holidays alone will not solve the problem," Biden said in a speech yesterday. "But that will immediately reassure the family. We can afford a little bit as we continue to work to lower long-distance prices." He also asked oil companies to lower prices. Prompted to, but that hasn't happened.

Now I believe in politics. Even if the savings are minimal in the era of five gallons of gas, even if it reaches the consumer, doing something is second to none. But yesterday's Biden speech was meaningless if he couldn't get things through. 

With widespread criticism that the president is ineffective, how can the president help if he cannot control his party? This should not be a pre-cooked deal between Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer. It's Joe Manchin's problem again. Maybe Democrats will go with them to help their leader save their face, but that's a big bet. 

After weeks of media hype andlegislature fighting for guns,Senate gangs aren't promising press releases, but the actual legislature. I submitted the text. Most of the credit goes to Democrat Chris Murphy and Republican John Cornyn.

Murphy was a Connecticut congressman during the mass shooting of Sandy Hook 10 years ago. Made a personal crusade. He told MSNBC during the last recess that lawmakers heard parents' distress over the safety of their children, which changed the mood.

Konin was a conservative Texas senator, and he felt he had to deal with the Uvalde massacre in his state. Recently,was booed at a Republican convention.He would have been able to engage in a normal stall until the pressure dropped, as after many mass shootings, and he wasn't an easy stance to take in Lone Star. did.

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"I'm here for results I promise to get it, "he told Konin Politico. "And I understand that some people don't want to hear."

Mitch McConnell joins the vote and calls it a "common sense package of popular steps." So, Republican opponents went well with more than 60magic numbers.This is not the case, as everyone likes roads and bridges, as McConnell and other Republicans are in favor of Biden's infrastructure bill. 

What the measure does is: Rather than raising the age of purchasing a semi-automatic rifle to 21, authorities will give 10 business days to review boys and mental health records for purchasers under that age. The law allows the state to fund millions of Locomotive Acts if the state chooses to opt in. In addition, there are stricter penalties for purchasing "straws" by third parties, and millions more fines for school safety and mental health programs.

The "boyfriend's loophole" that threatened negotiations was purchased by a serious domestic violent partner. Ban current or recent relationships. However, those convicted of misdemeanors were able to regain their gun rights five years later.

Kevin McCarthy was shot by a crazy liberal gunman in baseball practice five years ago, as if to emphasize that even this package is too far a bridge for most Republicans. And Steve Scallis, they fight a compromise.

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And once joined NRA Vowed Donald Trump, however, was later withdrawn and accused of Truth Social. McConnell, Texas Senator John Cornin, and others will go down in history as the first step in a movement to lift gun control. 

It's interesting that opponents often discuss slippery slopes rather than addressing the actual details of what is being submitted to Congress.

It would be naive to believe that this will enter a new era of bipartisan cooperation. The horror of what happened in Yuvalde's fourth grade classroom was exacerbated by police admitting a "serious failure" in which armed police officers waited an hour and did nothing, further exacerbating public pressure. Was born.

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And Republicans certainly rest in Biden Especially about selling petrol tax because they don't believe that idea and things seem dead on arrival.

But gun compromises are incredibly rare in a deeply divided parliament that seems unaffected by mass pressure.