Bill Bradley (D-NJ), Dennis DeConcini (D-NM), Pat Leahy (D-VT), Malcolm Wallop (R-WY), Bill Cohen (R-ME) and Thad Cochran (R-MS) and Reps.

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Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, and Pat Toomey, R-Pennsylvania, to expand background checks is the first item up for debate.

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At one point, Feinstein and Chairman Pat Leahy, D-Vermont, reacted sharply to remarks by freshman Sen.

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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Pat Leahy, D-Vermont, said he has been in close touch with Sullivan and believes the agency director is taking "serious action" to investigate the incident, while House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, R-California, said he has a high level of confidence in Sullivan.

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Jesse Helms, Alfonse D'Amato, Pat Moynihan and Jon Kyl -- will result in an early, critical examination of the idea.

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It was crafted by Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), passing by a margin of 64 votes.

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