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In the wake of yesterday’s shooting in Alexandria, Va. in which House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and four others were wounded by a gunman during a practice for the congressional baseball game, a review of legislation that includes the Hearing Protection Act has been cancelled by a House subcommittee.
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House Natural Resources Federal Lands Subcommittee spokeswoman Molly Block confirmed news of the cancellation to CNN shortly after yesterday’s shooting.
Yesterday morning at around 7 a.m., 66-year-old James T. Hodgkinson used a semi-auto rifle to open fire on multiple Republican Congressmen and staffers who were at Eugene Simpson Stadium Park getting ready for the congressional baseball game, an annual event held each summer since 1909 that pits Republicans and Democrats against each other during a friendly game that raises money for charity.
Scalise was shot in the hip and remains in critical condition. Four others were shot by Hodgkinson as well, including Zach Barth, a congressional staffer; Matt Mika, a lobbyist for Tyson Foods and a former congressional staffer; and two members of the Capitol Police identified by CNN as Crystal Griner and David Bailey.
Hodgkinson was shot by the Capitol Police who were present—the LA Times says that as the majority whip and third-ranking Republican in the House, Scalise is one of nine lawmakers assigned a security detail. Hodgkinson later died from his injuries after being taken to an area hospital, CBS News reported.
A strengthened version of the Hearing Protection Act was rolled into the Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act, which addresses 18 provisions related to hunting, fishing, shooting and outdoor sports. The Federal Lands Subcommittee—part of the House Committee on Natural Resources—was set to look over the package during a “discussion draft” yesterday prior to the shooting.
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