WASHINGTON — Florida Republican Sens. Rick Scott and Marco Rubio each said on Thursday that they would vote against a bipartisan gun-control bill in the Senate, opposing the measure even though both men have shown a willingness in the past to support additional gun restrictions.
More than a dozen Republican senators, including Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, have indicated they will vote in favor of the bill, which the Senate is now considering after it cleared a key procedural hurdle Thursday.
The legislation has unanimous support among all 48 Democratic members and two independents. Its passage — the bill is expected to be approved by the Democratic-controlled House and signed into law by President Joe Biden — would be a rare moment of bipartisan agreement in Congress, especially on a contentious issue like guns that for years has deeply split the two political parties.
