The House Judiciary Committee, controlled by Democrats, had planned to come back to Washington early on Wednesday to advance gun safety reform bills. One in their hopper would ban high-capacity ammunition magazines and another, according to the committee, would “prevent those convicted of misdemeanor hate crimes from possessing firearms.”
Those hearings were delayed because of Hurricane Dorian, though it’s pretty clear Democrats want to keep up the pressure.
As a company, Walmart has displayed evolution on this issue. For businesses that can be seen as an asset, whereas with politicians it is often considered a weakness. Maybe that’s part of the reason the debate has stalled in Congress.
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Before the 10 top-polling candidates take each other on at the Democratic debate in Houston, they’ll be talking about the climate crisis in back-to-back town halls.
But one person will be noticeably absent: Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, who had made climate change a central pillar of his presidential campaign. Even though he won’t be there, expect to see his ideas turn up through the course of seven hours. Warren, Biden and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro have all said they discussed climate change directly with the former presidential candidate. Others have released extensive plans just this week, including Sens. Cory Booker, Amy Klobuchar and Kamala Harris.
Every candidate who was invited will be attending the climate crisis town halls — although that wasn’t the case from the beginning.
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Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Kamala Harris speaks at a Labor Day rally for healthcare workers and supporters, Sept. 2, 2019, in Los Angeles.
According to CNN, Harris initially declined their invitation. But when ABC News pointed out her scheduling conflict was two major fundraising events in Los Angeles, activists from the Sunrise Movement created an uproar online. A day later, Harris told ABC News that she would attend the town hall.
THE PLAYLIST
ABC News’ “Start Here” podcast. Wednesday morning’s episode features ABC News Chief Business and Economics correspondent Rebecca Jarvis, who examines the impact of Walmart’s gun policy changes. And, ABC News’ James Longman joins us from London to recap all the drama in British Parliament Tuesday as the Brexit quagmire continues with no end in sight. http://apple.co/2HPocUL
ABC News’ “Powerhouse Politics” podcast. ABC News contributor and former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., joins ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl and Political Director Rick Klein to talk about the Senate landscape and the coming Democratic debate, hosted by ABC News in partnership with Univision. http://apple.co/2Zfz5nD
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