Mitch McConnell said today he's 'comfortable' with the gun safety outline a bipartisan group of senators reached this week.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on June 8. Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images/a bipartisan group of senators reached this week and will support the bill if it "ends up reflecting what the framework indicated."McConnell's support for the gun safety deal makes it more likely to get over the 60-vote threshold needed to pass what would be the most significant legislative reform to gun laws in decades.
Lawmakers are working to make sure the legislative text does not alienate the 10 Senate Republicans that have already signed onto support the bill, Axios' Alayna TreeneThe framework was negotiated by Sens. Chris Murphy , John Cornyn , Kyrsten Sinema and Thom Tillis .
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