“Chuck Schumer is avoiding a quick Senate vote on gun legislation that would almost surely fail, choosing to hold out hope that the latest mass shooting will finally unstick a bipartisan deal,” Politico reports.
Said Schumer: “My Republican colleagues can work with us now. I think it’s a slim prospect. Very slim, all too slim. We’ve been burnt so many times before. But this is so important. We must pursue action and even ask Republicans to join us again.”
Playbook: “Don’t expect action soon. The Senate is set to go on a weeklong Memorial Day recess starting Thursday. And while Schumer is typically a huge fan of putting GOP lawmakers on record with tough votes he can use against them politically, the New York Democrat indicated he has no plan to rush a roll call on guns, and plans to give bipartisan conversations the time to develop.”
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