Gun Background Checks Bill May Test Manchin on Filibuster Rule
- Schumer says he’s determined to secure Senate passage
- Eight House Republicans backed bill, needs 10 GOP Senators
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A House-passed bill to expand gun background checks will be an early test of Democratic Senator Joe Manchin’s commitment to the Senate rules that enable the Republican minority to block Democratic priorities.
Requiring background checks on every gun sale, including gun shows and online, is popular with much of the American public, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday he’ll put the House bill to a vote and won’t be satisfied until it becomes law.