President Joe Biden, whose party no longer controls both chambers of Congress, has urged members on Capitol Hill to act. But after the Nashville shooting, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle in Wa…
were each sent back to the Tennessee House on an interim basis after local boards in their constituencies voted to reappoint them.
Biden on Monday called the Republican legislature’s actions “shocking,” “undemocratic” and “without any precedent.” He said that “nothing is guaranteed by Democracy,” and that “every generation has to fight for it.”In an interview with CNN on Sunday, the lawmakers — dubbed the “Tennessee Three” — told CNN’s Abby Phillip that they planned to ask Biden to declare a public health emergency on gun violence.
“I think that we need an emergency response because we’re facing a crisis situation … we need the help from our national leaders because we’re in a state where the only action that our colleagues took in response to the mass shooting in Nashville was to expel the two youngest Black lawmakers and then to pass a law to protect gun manufacturers,” Jones told CNN.
It’s a big ask for Biden, who has previously said he’s exhausted all the avenues at his disposal as president to stop gun violence. Biden, whose party no longer controls both chambers of Congress, has urged members on Capitol Hill to act. But after the Nashville shooting,
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'Tennessee Three' set to meet with President Biden MondayJustin Jones, Justin Pearson, and Gloria Johnson will meet with President Joe Biden to discuss gun reform. The three held a gun control protest on the Tennessee House floor after the deadly school shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville.
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Biden thanks 'Tennessee three' for 'standing up'President Joe Biden on Monday welcomed to the Oval Office the three Tennessee lawmakers who faced expulsion for participating in gun control protests at their statehouse. “You’re standing up for our kids, you’re standing up for our communities,” said Biden, who was joined by Vice President Kamala Harris. The episode has turned the lawmakers, known as the “Tennessee three,” into Democratic heroes. Harris already visited Nashville earlier this month to show her support for them. The Republicans who control the Tennessee legislature called for expelling the three lawmakers because they disrupted House proceedings during the protest. Rep. Justin Pearson and Rep. Justin Jones were expelled, but Rep. Gloria Johnson was not. They've since been reinstated on an interim basis.
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'Tennessee three' to meet with Biden at the White HouseJoe Biden will speak with state Reps. Justin Jones, Justin Pearson and Gloria Johnson about 'how to move forward with commonsense gun reform,' the White House said
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Biden to meet with ‘Tennessee Three’ in Oval Office, discuss tighter gun lawsPresident Biden will meet Monday with the “Tennessee Three” who faced expulsion by state House Republicans in Nashville for protesting in the wake of a mass shooting at a Christian school, capping the Democratic trio’s rise from obscurity and giving them a platform to call for tighter gun laws.
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Biden to welcome ‘Tennessee Three’ to White House to discuss gun controlThe president will meet with the three Tennessee lawmakers who faced expulsion votes after participating in protests over last month’s school shooting in Nashville.
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'Tennessee three' meet with Biden at the White HouseJoe Biden spoke with state Reps. Justin Jones, Justin Pearson and Gloria Johnson Monday about 'how to move forward with commonsense gun reform,' the White House said.
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