Speaker McCarthy did not say the House will consider an assault weapons ban when asked about the calls for reform in the aftermath of the tragic Nashville mass shooting.
"We will get all the information, how we deal with any subject, and we'll work through it," he said.House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and House Republicans hold a news conference on the"Lower Energy Costs Act," on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 30, 2023.
Biden, meanwhile, has repeated he doesn't have the executive authority to take more action on guns and has instead dispatched White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on a TV campaign to pressure Republicans to act.But the prospect of new legislation seems unlikely. Also on Wednesday, an explosive conversation about guns led to Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., telling Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y. to calm down.. "I was screaming before you came and interrupted me."
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