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March 6, 2019

Honorable Lindsey Graham
Chairman

US. Senate Judiciary Committee
224 Dirksen Senate Of?ce Building
Washington, DC. 20510

Dear Chairman Graham:

Last week, in a huge bipartisan vote, the House of Representatives passed HR. 8, the Bipartisan
Background Checks Act, by a vote of 240-190.

A similar bill, S. 42, the Background Check Expansion Act, is currently pending in the Judiciary
Committee. Statistics demonstrate that universal background checks save lives, and polls show
that 97% of Americans support the implementation of these checks. We noted with interest your
statements that you intended to have the Committee work on ?red ?ag? legislation and potentially
also background checks, both actions we strongly support.

As cosponsors of S. 42, we respectfully request that you hold a hearing on this critical legislation
as soon as possible.

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