White House: Congress must do more to combat gun violence

(NewsNation) — When asked about the ongoing active shooter situation in Atlanta on Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the president had been made aware but did not have enough information to comment on the rapidly evolving incident specifically.

Instead, Jean-Pierre said President Joe Biden remains "frustrated" by the "gun violence epidemic" in American communities and called on federal lawmakers to take action.

"We know that Congress needs to take more steps to deal with the violence that we're seeing again in our communities, our schools, our churches," said Jean-Pierre.

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