Returning from a six-week summer recess during which several high-profile mass shootings left dozens dead, Democrats on Monday renewed pressure on Republicans to pass legislation to strengthen background checks for all firearm purchases.
"Americans are suffering," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said during a news conference at the Capitol Monday afternoon."Background checks are the base from which we must do anything."
McConnell said the Senate will start"right off the bat" to confirm Trump's various nominees for federal offices before shifting its focus to appropriations process. Throughout the summer recess, the Trump administration engaged in a multi-agency effort to craft a range of potential options for the president -- even crafting potential legislative text, according to multiple officials familiar with deliberations.
A senior administration official said expanding background checks remained an option under consideration within the administration and that the White House intends to engage with stakeholders on Capitol Hill in the coming days.
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