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Manchin, Toomey Statement on President's Support for Background Check Bill

Statement

Date: Aug. 5, 2019
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: National Security Guns

U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) issued the following statement:

"This morning, we both separately discussed with President Trump our support for passing our bipartisan legislation to strengthen background checks to keep guns out of the hands of criminals, the dangerously mentally ill, and terrorists while respecting the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding gun owners and all Americans. The president showed a willingness to work with us on the issue of strengthening background checks.

"Mass shootings and violent gun crimes are tragic American problems. It is past time for Congress to take action and the Manchin-Toomey background check legislation represents an opportunity to make actual bipartisan progress to help keep Americans safe."


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