Steny Hoyer chides CNN reporter for asking about impeachment during gun control presser

By Mike Brest

Published August 13, 2019 7:55pm ET

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Steny Hoyer chides CNN reporter for asking about impeachment during gun control presser — House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., center, accompanied by Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., left, Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., second from left, Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Md., fourth from left, and others, speaks at a news conference calling for Senate action on H.R. 8 - Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. | (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer chided CNN congressional reporter Manu Raju for asking about impeachment during a press conference about gun control.

House Democrats held a press conference Tuesday morning urging Congress to pass gun legislation in response to the two mass shootings earlier this month that left more than 30 people dead. They specifically advocated for the passing of H.R. 8, which would strengthen background check laws.

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