He would, however, support and has supported some gun control legislation like the assault weapons ban, like closure of the gun show loophole.

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Members could then proceed to introduce legislation that might find some bipartisan support.

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And if you vote nay, it may turn out that some of the good things that were in the legislation that deserve support are things that people are angry that you voted against.

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Virginia Rep. Bob Goodlatte, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee that is expected to consider such legislation, is among the Republicans who publicly support some type of legal status for those currently in the U.S. but stop short of embracing a route to citizenship.

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The border security piece of the legislation is critical to getting support from Republicans, but some Democrats have opposed making a path to citizenship contingent on border security.

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While McCain and Obama jointly called for bipartisan cooperation on the economic crisis, in a separate statement Obama outlined some principles he said should guide the legislation and called on McCain to support them.

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Congress has passed some weighty legislation since the September 11 attacks, designed to bail out the airline industry, support the use of force and revitalize the entire economy.

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