Toomey: Background checks aren’t happening “any time soon”
“It’s a pretty heavy lift to get five senators to change their mind," Toomey said
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 7:11 PM UTCPolitics Pat Toomey, U.S. Senate
“It’s a pretty heavy lift to get five senators to change their mind," Toomey said
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 7:11 PM UTCThe new GOP nominee in the race to replace John Kerry looks strong, but has plenty of problems
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 2:10 PM UTCThe Tea Party's favorite senator is what happens when you care more about activist love than legislating VIDEO
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 11:46 AM UTC 61The skilled, potential presidential candidate has changed many of her positions. But do the ends justify the means?
Monday, Apr 29, 2013 8:10 PM UTC 1365 percent said the Senate should have passed the measure
Monday, Apr 29, 2013 1:18 PM UTCJust in time for members to fly home, Congress averts the one cut it cares about. Hint: Not Head Start!
Friday, Apr 26, 2013 12:05 PM UTC 44Retirement for one of the Democrats most responsible for the party's destructive shift to the economic right
Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 3:43 PM UTC 22In an Op-Ed for the New York Times, Gabrielle Giffords railed against the Senate for blocking background checks
Thursday, Apr 18, 2013 12:31 PM UTCThe gun measure failed because of dumb filibuster rules, not Joe Manchin's supposed "lack of confidence"
Thursday, Apr 18, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 93The "compromise" on gun reform supported by 90 percent of country dies in Senate after failing to secure 60 votes
Wednesday, Apr 17, 2013 8:56 PM UTC 122The Senate is set to vote on nine amendments related to its gun legislation on Wednesday
Wednesday, Apr 17, 2013 1:02 PM UTCIn order to win over rural lawmakers, the senators are considering exempting some more remote areas
Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013 12:55 PM UTCThe deal on background checks is proving tricky for moderate Republicans
Monday, Apr 15, 2013 1:35 PM UTCHe'll do anything to avoid or win a primary, which means sabotaging gun control, plus other confusing moves
Monday, Apr 15, 2013 11:45 AM UTCFrom awful punditry to filibuster hypocrisy, the debate over gun reform is the worst of American politics
Monday, Apr 8, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 13Before Chuck Schumer pops the champagne, he's got to deal with senator's delay tactics and a Republican House
Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 11:46 AM UTC 11Will civility end Senate gridlock? Ha ha, no
Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013 9:23 PM UTC88 percent say they support universal background checks, including 85 percent of gun owners
Friday, Mar 22, 2013 1:40 PM UTC 10The Senate Judiciary Committee will also likely approve an assault weapons ban
Tuesday, Mar 12, 2013 12:36 PM UTCNew immigration proposal will create a legal class of non-citizen serfs forced to work without basic benefits
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