As Schumer blasts Abbott as 'absolute fraud' over Uvalde, Sen. Cornyn calls for bipartisan gun law
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., seen in an April 28, 2022, file photo, said Wednesday the Senate would vote next month on gun-related measures. WASHINGTON — As negotiations on possible gun reform got underway in the U.S. Senate on Thursday, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer blasted Gov. Greg Abbott as an “absolute fraud.”
“He asked the people to put their agendas aside and think about someone other than themselves,” Schumer said. “How dare he. What an absolute fraud the governor of Texas is. Abbott’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The governor called for unity after the confrontation with O’Rourke on Wednesday. “We need to think of something other than ourselves, think of the people who have been hurt. And help those who have been hurt,” Abbott said.
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn said Thursday that he plans to meet with the Democrat leading those negotiations to “see if we can find some common ground.” The Texas Republican authored the last major gun legislation to pass the Senate,which tightened requirements for states and federal agencies to report criminal history data to the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
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