WASHINGTON — Sen. John Cornyn on Monday downplayed conservative criticism of the gun violence package he helped shepherd into law and defended the final product as evidence Congress can still come together behind bipartisan compromise to address pressing issues.
Cornyn recounted being disappointed but hardly shocked at the raucous jeering that greeted his address to the Texas Republican convention earlier this month.
Some of his state party’s most die-hard faithful took strong exception to his role in the gun talks sparked in large part by the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde that left 19 children and two teachers dead.
