Tom Rice: “We have got to find a solution for the Highway Trust Fund. I am going to propose one myself.”

What glares at you when you read this opinion is about a big omission in the background-check procedure.

We have to realize we have to get a majority, right? We have to reach consensus.

Too often when we see tragedies like this, in our immediate reaction, we try to go too far, and we can't find a solution that we can get across the line.

Democrats claim to be the party of the little guy. It is easy to talk, but actions speak louder than words. Republicans have offered plan after plan to help ordinary people who need it and to help small businesses struggling to survive…