Conflicting reports
I told you that DeLay said that the Assault Weapons Ban will not be called up for a vote. Howard M. Metzenbaum
says:
There you have it. The president says he supports the assault weapons ban but refuses to lift a finger for it. And the powerful House majority leader — who does not support the ban — is pretending that all it would take to pass it is a word from the president.
Other reports say DeLay has affirmed that he would bring it up for a vote if Bush asked. But AWBSunset says it’s not so:
Tom DeLay never said, nor implied that the ban would pass in the House if President Bush made this “magic” phone call. In fact, you are omitting a significant fact, part of the DeLay quote you are distorting… “The House leaders have always been clear: The votes are not there in the House to extend the ban.”
Good for DeLay.
July 20th, 2004 at 4:53 am
a nitpick – Hastert controls the agenda – not deLay. DeLay can be persuasive in many matters, but hsi decisions on what hits the floor & what doesn’t don’t mean jack if Hastert thinks otherwise.