http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/house-republicans-guns-trump-terrorism-225085 On tap in the House: Guns, terrorism and Trump
As Democrats push for a vote on 'No fly, no buy,' Paul Ryan is in a delicate spot.
By John Bresnahan
07/05/16 05:26 AM EDT
With just 10 days to go until Congress’ long summer recess — and less than two weeks before the GOP convention in Cleveland kicks off — the House Republican agenda is all about guns, terrorism and Donald Trump.
The chamber will vote this week on an “anti-terrorism” package that includes a gun-control proposal similar to that offered by Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and already rejected by the Senate.
It’s the GOP response to the Democrats’ push for new efforts to reduce gun violence in the wake of the June 12 Orlando shooting, which left 49 people dead and 53 wounded. Republicans see Orlando as a terrorist attack inspired by the Islamic State and other terrorist groups, and they are demanding far more action by the White House to defeat these networks. Yet Democrats see Orlando as a symptom of the National Rifle Association’s hammerlock on Capitol Hill and the GOP, and they’re determined to try to break it by enacting new gun-control laws.
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