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Congressman Tom Suozzi co-sponsored both pieces of anti-gun violence legislation that the U.S. House of Representatives approved on Thursday. (Cheriss May / Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, D.C. The United States House of Representatives on Thursday approved two bills that would expand background checks on sales of firearms and potentially lead to curbing gun violence. Congressman Tom Suozzi (D NY) cosponsored both pieces of legislation, according to a news release from his office.
Approximately 43,000 people in the United States died to gun violence in 2020, including 23,000 who took their own life via gun, Suozzi said.
Linda Beigel Schulman, a Dix Hills resident and a constituent of Suozzi s, lost her son, Scott, in 2018 during the Parkland shooting. They have since worked together on Long Island to advocate for gun-violence prevention laws and to share what they feel should be a non-partisan issue, according to Suozzi. Long Island
Biden administration detains over 3,000 immigrant children daily
As Wall Street, the political establishment and corporate media celebrate Joe Biden’s pledge to bring about a “return to normalcy,” the US government is committing a social crime of unprecedented dimensions against thousands of immigrant children at the US-Mexico border.
On any given night this week, over 3,200 immigrant children were sleeping on cold cement slabs under police floodlights, far from their parents and their homes. Nearly 1,400 children many younger than 13 have been jailed for over three days in blatant violation of US law, held in cages that immigrants refer to as “ice boxes” or “dog kennels.”
Financial assistance for individuals, school districts and communities in Northwest Indiana, whose lives and operations have been disrupted for more than a year by the COVID-19 pandemic, soon will be on its way.
The Democratic-controlled U.S. House voted 220-211 Wednesday to send the American Rescue Plan to Democratic President Joe Biden to be signed into law Thursday. It previously passed the Democratic-controlled Senate 50-49.
Not a single Republican in either chamber supported the measure, including U.S. Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., and U.S. Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., who both voted no.
In contrast, U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, said he was honored to vote yes on a proposal âthat will provide direct and tangible investments to address the pandemic, provide much needed relief for our families, and grow our economy.â
The House passed bills to expand background checks to nearly all gun sales and extend the window for background checks to 10 days from three days. The bills were a priority for Democratic leaders, and passed mostly along party lines.