Schumer gets torched online for adjourning Senate for Memorial Day recess after blocking GOP school safety bill
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N. Y.) was torched online for allowing the U.S. Senate to adjourn into Memorial Day recess after blocking the passage of a Republican bill on school safety.
Schumer tried to excoriate Republicans for resisting gun control regulation in the wake of the horrific school shooting in Texas, but many thought it was a toothless attack when Democrats went on a week-long break.
The Democratic leader claimed that he wanted to give negotiations a chance to work out before forcing a vote on gun control.
“If these negotiations do not bear any fruit, the Senate will vote on gun safety legislation when we return. But our hope, even amidst our deep skepticism, is that during this week Democrats and Republicans at long last will come to agree on something meaningful that will reduce gun violence in a real way in America,” Schumer said in a speech on the Senate floor.
He's also implied that there would be no gun control legislation and that people should vote in November for Democrats instead.
Schumer's attacks on Republicans before rushing off on vacation were criticized heavily on social media.
"Democrats are already rejecting calls for more security and single entry points for schools (refusing to concede single points of entry with multiple exits is possible). They only want gun control, which won't pass the Senate. That means they want the issue, not a solution," tweeted talk show host Erick Erickson.
"Nobody is making Chuck Schumer do this," responded Jim Geraghty of National Review. "Gun control activists often complain that lawmakers squander momentum and public attention in the aft... (Read more)
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