Senate should pass mental health bill after gun defeat: Manchin
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate should proceed with a stand-alone bill to improve mental health treatment to help stem gun violence after key parts of President Barack Obama’s gun control agenda were defeated, a key senator involved in the effort said on Thursday. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who championed stronger background checks for gun purchases, said revisions to that proposal – and a better sales job – will be needed to give senators space to change their votes without appearing as "flip-floppers. . . .
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