'Let me be clear: You have a lot of talk — ta ta ta ta ta ta ta talk! But In the end — in the end — nothing happens,' House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings told reporters.
President Trump and congressional Republicans have promised to act on gun legislation — to some degree — in the wake of the El Paso and Dayton mass shootings over the weekend. But one top Democrat isn't buying their promises.
"The people simply want action. So, what [Republicans will] do, I think, is they'll make these glorious statements. And then they'll know they can make these statements without any repercussions," Cummings elaborated."After Sandy Hook — remember that? And nothing happened. I think the question has to always be the bottom line. Either you do it, or you don't."
But he would not commit to supporting a ban on military-style assault rifles, something Democrats and at least"I can tell you that there is no political appetite for that at this moment," Trump continued."If you look at the -- you could speak, you could do your own polling. And there's no political appetite, probably, from the standpoint of legislature.
"The House stands ready to return to pass legislation, if the Senate sends us back an amended bipartisan bill or if other legislation is ready for House action," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told her Democratic colleagues in a Monday letter.
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