The NRA has helped derail a anti-gun control nominee for surgeon general. Dr. Vivek Hallegere Murthy has said in the past the gun violence is a public health issue, and even though he claimed at his confirmation hearing that he wouldnt use the office of surgeon general to promote that cause, the NRA chose to oppose him. With the NRA on the warpath, pro-gun Senate Democrats were likely to vote Murthy down. That caused the White House to delay a vote on the Senate floor - likely for good. Democratic leaders in the Senate have begun surveying senators to determine whether there is enough support to save the troubled nomination. Few Republicans are expected to back Murthy, and as many as eight Democrats also could be opposed.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 13:44:37 +0000
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