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Charleston,
SC
–
U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-SC)
released
the
below
statement
following
President
Obama’s
announcement
that
he
will
circumvent
Congress
through
executive
action:
“President
Obama’s
actions
today
to
enact
additional
gun
control
through
executive
order
-
by
creating
new
barriers
to
purchase
for
responsible
and
law-abiding
citizens
and
expanding
the
federal
government’s
role
in
this
area
-
clearly
shows
his
willingness
to
again
go
around
the
U.S.
Congress. His
actions
are
part
of
a
troubling
pattern
of
simply
ignoring
an
equal
branch
of
government
when
confronting
important
issues
facing
the
nation.
“The
new
executive
orders,
which
recycles
several
White
House
proposals,
was
debated
and
rejected
in
Congress
by
a
bipartisan
majority.
No
president,
regardless
of
party,
can
just
go
it
alone
when
they
disagree
with
the
will
of
the
American
people’s
elected
representatives
in
Congress.
And
the
fact
is,
none
of
these
orders
would
have
prevented
the
heartbreaking
tragedies
our
nation
has
experienced.
“What
we
need
to
do,
and
can
do
together,
is
work
on
mental
health
issues.
That
is
why
I
am
a
co-sponsor
of
Senator
Cornyn’s
Mental
Health
and
Safe
Communities
Act.
It
will
help
fix
the
existing
background
check
system
without
expanding
it,
increase
the
use
of
treatment-based
alternatives
for
mentally-ill
offenders,
and
improve
crisis
response
and
prevention
by
local
officials.”
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