With Democrats in control of Washington for the first time in a decade, the recent string of mass shootings has encouraged activists to make a concerted push for fresh legislation restricting access to guns.
Democrats have unanimously supported her confirmation, citing her experience and commitment to investigate and prevent hate crimes, including those targeting the Asian community.
“The plain truth is that Vanita Gupta is the right person at the time for this job,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Democrat, said Thursday. “The Senate should confirm as she is supremely qualified for this eminently important assignment and should do so swiftly with bipartisan support.”
Mr. Schumer pointed out that Ms. Gupta earned endorsements from law enforcement agencies, including the National Fraternal Order of Police, which twice endorsed former President Donald Trump. He said GOP efforts to paint Ms. Gupta as a “crazy, left-wing radical” were “just absurd.”
WASHINGTON
Conscious of how it could affect Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s stance in negotiations, California Democrats aren’t drawing the same red line as their East Coast colleagues who are demanding that President Biden’s infrastructure package include a full repeal of the $10,000 cap set during the Trump administration on state and local tax deductions.
California, where taxpayers face higher property, local and state taxes than most other states, was among those hit the hardest by the cap that Republicans put in place in 2017. The state is also represented by the largest congressional delegation in the country, leading some to question why it isn’t throwing its weight behind demands to repeal the cap.
WASHINGTON
Conscious of how it could affect Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s stance in negotiations, California Democrats aren’t drawing the same red line as their East Coast colleagues who are demanding that President Biden’s infrastructure package include a full repeal of the $10,000 cap set during the Trump administration on state and local tax deductions.
California, where taxpayers face higher property, local and state taxes than most other states, was among those hit the hardest by the cap that Republicans put in place in 2017. The state is also represented by the largest congressional delegation in the country, leading some to question why it isn’t throwing its weight behind demands to repeal the cap.