HARRY REID is the majority leader in the Senate. The Senate allows amendments to any billthey dont have to be germanebut in the House of Representatives. no bill or amendment can be offered unless it is germane or permitted under the rule. and the Rules Committee is controlled by the Republican leadership in the House. If we would have been allowed to have voted on an immigration bill that passed overwhelmingly on a bipartisan basis in the Senate. it would have passed the House. but we were denied that opportunity. If we had been allowed to vote on background checks on gun purchases so that we wouldnt find guns and assault weapons in the hands of the people who are a danger to their communities because of mental illness. or who have criminal records where they have already used guns for illegal purposes. that would have passed. Even a majority of the National Rifle Association supports that kind of measure.
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