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GOP congressman says he would support assault weapons ban

28-05-2022 23:27 via thehill.com

Rep. Chris Jacobs (R-N.Y.) has come out in favor of an assault weapons ban after two high-profile mass shootings in his hometown of Buffalo, N.Y., and in Uvalde, Texas, claimed more than two dozen lives in total. Jacobs said at a press conference Friday that if a bill to ban AR-15-style weapons came to the House floor, he would vote in favor. He added that he would also back raising the required age for certain gun sales to 21, imposing a federal limit on guns' magazine capacity and banning

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Harris at Buffalo funeral: 'We will not be afraid to stand up for what is right'

28-05-2022 20:32 via thehill.com

Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise address at the funeral for a victim of the Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket shooting on Saturday, saying such violent acts will not stop America from speaking out.“I think we all know that a true measure of strength is not based on who you beat down. It's based on who you lift up,” Harris said at the funeral for victim Geraldine Chapman Talley. “Who you lift up. And it means then also, in that strength, understanding we will not allow

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Biden to Delaware graduates: 'No time to sit on the sidelines'

28-05-2022 18:22 via thehill.com

President Biden urged graduates at the University of Delaware to get involved in public life and be part of the future of the nation during commencement remarks on Saturday.
Biden, who graduated from the university in the 1960s, said that the students were graduating at a "defining time."
“There’s one message I hope you take from me today: this is no time to be on the sidelines. It’s not hyperbole. I mean it from the bottom of my heart,” Biden said to a sea of graduates c

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Paul Ryan says lawmakers climb ranks of Congress by 'being an entertainer'

28-05-2022 15:38 via thehill.com

Former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) said in an interview Thursday that there is a difference between the way lawmakers climb the ranks in Congress now and 10 years ago, adding that lawmakers in both parties today are "entertainers."“In the old days, like 10 years ago, if you wanted to do really well in Congress, if you wanted to succeed, you climbed a meritocracy. The measurement of success was policy and persuasion," Ryan said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”“Th

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Liberals find it can be easier to fight for causes than defend them

28-05-2022 12:03 via thehill.com

As the Supreme Court appears poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, liberals are left wondering what more could have been done to protect it, with some questioning whether it’s easier to get Democrats to fight for a particular constitutional right or policy change than to defend one. Activists are experienced at advocating for policies they believe are crucial to improving Americans’ quality of life, from universal health care to student loan relief and affordable housing. Many have pu

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