NEWS: GOP is saying this morning that they will not include the repeal of the Dickey Amendment which restricts CDC gun research

NEWS: GOP is saying this morning that they will not include the repeal of the Dickey Amendment which restricts CDC gun research (per @ddiamond).

This is the equivalent of the Congress doing less than nothing about gun violence. https://t.co/wrTL5rUKkc

— Andy Slavitt (@ASlavitt) March 2, 2018

I am calling for the repeal of the Dickey Amendment, which restricts the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from researching gun violence and its effects on public health.

— Martin Heinrich (@MartinHeinrich) February 20, 2018