Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) wants Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to allow more time for Republicans and Democrats to reach a “consensus” on gun control, the Hill reported Monday.
According to the the outlet, “Cornyn said negotiators need at least another week to resolve their differences.”
Cornyn commented, “Good consensus legislation takes time. So I hope Sen. Schumer will let his members work. There’s no use in rushing a vote on a doomed partisan bill like the House is expected to vote on this week.”
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) speaks to the media following the weekly Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on February 15, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty)
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) tapped Cornyn to be his gun control liaison to the Democrats three days after the Uvalde, Texas, shooting. McConnell tasked Cornyn with reaching a “bipartisan” deal on gun control.
On Sunday, 250 Republican donors ran a full-page ad in the Dallas Morning News praising Cornyn’s gun control efforts.
In the ad the GOP donors said that Cornyn is “the right man to lead this bipartisan effort, as he has demonstrated throughout his career,” per the Hill.
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