But in spite of their numbers, they were well outgunned. Last year, in the wake of the tragedy at Columbine, Congress voted down proposals to require background checks for sales at gun shows-where three out of four of the weapons used at Columbine were bought. After the Senate finally approved a three-day waiting period for gun show purchases, the House took up the issue in June 1999. The House and Senate have both passed bankruptcy reform bills that will make it more difficult for women to collect child support, this at a time when women are the fastest growing group in the U.S. in filing bankruptcy.
Children are more vulnerable to the effects of pesticides than adults are.
Bills that would require schools to adopt safer pest control methods are stalled in the agriculture committees, where the members receive far more contributions, on average, from the pesticide industry than their colleagues. In the Senate, Agriculture Committee members received nearly six times the average received by other senators over six years. MADD gave nothing. A series of bills that would strengthen regulations against selling tobacco to minors are now stalled in congressional committees. Congressional Candyland Y ou ve heard of sweet-talking politicians.