Survivors and parents of victims of the Uvalde and Buffalo shootings will testify before the House Oversight Cmte. next week as Democrats seek to highlight the human toll of mass killings across the country, the committee says.
, will also share her story with lawmakers. Their testimonies will be in person or virtual.
Oversight Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., said she hopes the hearing will to turn “anger into action” and that “all my colleagues will listen with an open heart as gun violence survivors and loved ones recount one of the darkest days of their lives. This hearing is ultimately about saving lives, and I hope it will galvanize my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to pass legislation to do just that.
Biden also called on Congress reinstate the ban on so-called assault weapons, like AR-15s, and ban high-capacity magazines, adding that if those measures can't advance, lawmakers should raise the age to purchase them from 18 to 21. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., one of the lead negotiators on the Senate package, said in Friday, “I just want to assure my friends that while I’m willing to compromise, I’m not willing to do something that isn’t going to be impactful.”
Democrats will face an uphill battle getting any legislation passed in the evenly split Senate, however, which would required 10 Republicans to join them in support of the legislation to overcome a GOP filibuster.
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