Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) says Republicans are working across the aisle to try to reach a compromise bill to respond to the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting with a focus on mental illness and school safety.
The Uvalde shooting left 19 children as well as two teachers dead, and has prompted lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to try to take action.
However, while Democrats have demanded stricter gun control laws, Republicans have pushed for legislation that increases safety at schools while also protecting the Second Amendment.
Speaking in Kentucky, McConnell said that Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) are working to find some compromise between the two positions….