Analysis: As the lead negotiator for Senate Republicans, John Cornyn (Texas) is the key to any deal on a legislative response to the recent spate of mass shootings and he spent Monday setting expectations about what could be achieved.
, said, “Half the conference is a possibility.”, which would expand background checks to gun shows and internet sales,. Instead, the talks will “improve” or “reform” background checks, a Cornyn aide said. It won't “expand” them, he added.
That has left some Democrats questioning what kind of deal there could be given the limited scope of background check bill hammered out by Sens.“I don't know how you get any skinnier” than Manchin-Toomey, said Manchin, who is part of the group now discussing potential changes to laws governing background checks. “I'm just trying to figure that out.”
Cornyn, Murphy and other negotiators are discussing additional background checks for people ages 18 to 21, the age profile of many of the shooters, in which their juvenile background can be examined. , who met with Cornyn, Murphy and about the Uvalde and Buffalo legislative response Monday night. “But I think it's fair to say that has to be a part of it.”
Some Democrats are skeptical of Cornyn's involvement because they don't trust him or McConnell to deliver a significant deal. But senators who are closer to the negotiations, despite its incrementalism, have a more positive view of Texas Republican's role. “John is great. I think John would bring some people with him,”Cornyn might have the space to reach a significant agreement if chose that route.
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