“If the president is in favor of a number of things that he has discussed openly and publicly — and I know that if we pass it, it’ll become law — I’ll put it on the floor,” the Senate majority leader pledged.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell reiterated Tuesday his position on bringing gun control legislation to the floor of the upper chamber, saying he will only do so if it has the backing of President Donald Trump, who would need to sign it before becoming law.
“I said several weeks ago that if the president took a position on a bill so that we knew we would actually be making a law and not just having serial votes, I’d be happy to put it on the floor,” McConnell told Hewitt in the interview. “If the president is in favor of a number of things that he has discussed openly and publicly — and I know that if we pass it, it’ll become law — I’ll put it on the floor,” he added.
Sen. Chris Murphy , a vocal gun control advocate, has been in conversations with the White House about a potential deal on expanding background checks for gun purchases. He told reporters last month that he’s holding out hope for Trump to follow through on taking action on guns, despite his habit of making promises and then backtracking after facing resistance from his base.“I have spoken with the president repeatedly and recently about this topic.
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