Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) asked Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin about Trump's plans to deal with gun violence at a hearing on Feb. 15. (House Ways and Means Committee)Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday called on Congress to look into issues related to gun violence less than 24 hours after 17 people were killed in a school shooting in Florida. He was responding to questions from Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) about whether there was any money in President Trump’s new budget to address gun violence. But then Mnuchin expressed his personal concerns about the issue of gun violence and asked for Congress to look into it. “Secretary Mnuchin was directly addressing Congressman Lewis’ question about availability of funds in the budget to address the issue of gun violence,” Treasury spokesman Tony Sayegh said.

Source: Washington Post February 15, 2018 16:07 UTC