{"id":1491632,"date":"2022-05-25T12:46:51","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T16:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1491632"},"modified":"2022-05-25T12:46:59","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T16:46:59","slug":"f-your-prayers-heres-how-lawmakers-reacted-to-the-texas-school-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/f-your-prayers-heres-how-lawmakers-reacted-to-the-texas-school-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018F*** Your Prayers\u2019: Here\u2019s How Lawmakers Reacted To The Texas School Shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ff-your-prayers-heres-how-lawmakers-reacted-to-the-texas-school-shooting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1491632&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Members of Congress released statements about the shooting at an Uvalde, Texas, elementary school that killed 19 students and two teachers.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced he would seek to force a vote on background-check legislation Tuesday, but reversed course Wednesday.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cHeartbroken\u201d Republicans expressed gratitude for first responders and offered sympathy for the families of the victims of an \u201cunimaginable tragedy.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Members of Congress reacted to Tuesday\u2019s mass shooting at an Uvalde, Texas, elementary school that killed two teachers and 19 students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy heart breaks for the city of Uvalde. Pray for our families,\u201d Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas, who represents Uvalde, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonyGonzales4TX\/status\/1529186538025803777\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>. Gonzales also called for mental health professionals to contact his office to aid the residents of Uvalde.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you are a mental health clinician the community of Uvalde needs your help,\u201d Gonzales <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonyGonzales4TX\/status\/1529237358037635076\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">added<\/a>. \u201cPlease contact my office to coordinate.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/05\/24\/democrats-robb-elementary-school-shooting\/\">(RELATED: Democrats, Liberals Jump At The Opportunity To Politicize Horrific Shooting)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced he would seek to force a vote on background-check legislation, The New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/05\/24\/us\/democrats-gun-control-school-shooting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>. He then told the Senate not to expect action anytime soon, saying the bills would not have enough Republican support to pass the Senate, The Hill <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/news\/3501101-schumer-tells-colleagues-not-to-expect-a-gun-control-vote-anytime-soon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Nancy Pelosi released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.speaker.gov\/newsroom\/52422-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a> calling for the passage of gun-control laws.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor too long, some in Congress have offered hollow words after these shootings while opposing all efforts to save lives,\u201d she said, \u201cIt is time for all in Congress to heed the will of the American people and join in enacting the House-passed bipartisan, commonsense, life-saving legislation into law.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Horrified and heartbroken by reports of the disgusting violence directed at innocent schoolkids in Uvalde, Texas. The entire country is praying for the children, families, teachers, and staff and the first responders on the scene.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Leader McConnell (@LeaderMcConnell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeaderMcConnell\/status\/1529220027106623488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2022<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Texas authorities identified the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/05\/24\/uvalde-consolidated-independent-school-district-texas-elementary-active-shooter-reports\/\">shooter<\/a> as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, who was killed by a Customs and Border Protection agent. Ramos reportedly entered the school after crashing his vehicle during a police chase and had legally purchased two rifles, Click2Houston.com <a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/news\/local\/2022\/05\/24\/suspect-info-heres-what-we-know-about-the-18-year-old-shooter-who-officials-say-killed-his-grandmother-14-students-and-1-teacher\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans also reacted to the shooting, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHorrified and heartbroken by reports of the disgusting violence directed at innocent schoolkids in Uvalde, Texas,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeaderMcConnell\/status\/1529220027106623488\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>. \u201cThe entire country is praying for the children, families, teachers, and staff and the first responders on the scene.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Heidi and I are lifting up in prayer the entire Uvalde community during this devastating time and we mourn the lives that were taken by this act of evil. None of us can imagine the anguish the parents in Uvalde are going through. Our hearts go out to them. 3\/x<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTedCruz\/status\/1529231138438672385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2022<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas called Tuesday \u201ca dark day\u201d in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTedCruz\/status\/1529231135275995136\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHeidi and I are lifting up in prayer the entire Uvalde community during this devastating time and we mourn the lives that were taken by this act of evil,\u201d Cruz <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTedCruz\/status\/1529231135275995136\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego of Arizona attacked Cruz on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFuck you @tedcruz \u00a0you care about a fetus but you will let our children get slaughtered,\u201d Gallego <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RubenGallego\/status\/1529226851473932290\">posted<\/a> on Twitter. \u201cJust get your ass to Cancun. You are useless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust to be clear fuck you @tedcruz you fucking baby killer,\u201d Gallego said in a second <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RubenGallego\/status\/1529232134128402432\">post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gallego also lambasted Republican Rep. Darrell Issa of California on the social media site.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Our thoughts and prayers are with these families. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XgCSzAEuXR\">https:\/\/t.co\/XgCSzAEuXR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Darrell Issa (@DarrellIssa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DarrellIssa\/status\/1529242225430999041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2022<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOur thoughts and prayers are with these families,\u201d Issa said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DarrellIssa\/status\/1529242225430999041\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFuck your prayers,\u201d Gallego <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RubenGallego\/status\/1529242990736199682\">responded<\/a>. \u201cThey haven\u2019t worked for the last 20 mass shootings how about passing laws that will stop these killings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members of Congress released statements about the shooting at an Uvalde, Texas, elementary school that killed 19 students and two teachers.\u00a0 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced he would seek<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":206,"featured_media":1491678,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1491632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1491632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/206"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1491632"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1491632\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1491678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1491632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1491632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1491632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}