Biden: hope to sign the bipartisan gun safety reform bill as soon as possible

Local time 12 Japan , US President Biden said , He plans to sign the gun safety reform bill proposed by senators from both parties earlier in the day .

Biden said in a statement that , The proposed legislative council is “ The most important gun safety legislation passed by Congress in decades ”. Biden said ,“ obviously , It didn't achieve everything I thought I needed , But it represents an important step in the right direction ”. Biden thinks , With bipartisan support , There is no reason to delay the adoption of gun safety legislation .

Before Biden made his statement , United States senate 20 A Senator , Include 10 Democratic senators and 10 Republican senators , Reach agreement on the outline of a proposal for new measures to address gun violence , At present, the two parties have reached agreement only on basic principles , The legislative text has not yet been written .

（ CCTV reporter Zhang yingzhe ）