Tom Rice: “My focus here in Congress is on American competitiveness and jobs.”

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

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.

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

Passing this bill will place significant tariffs on most of Russia's exports to the United States, further defunding Putin's war machine. The bill also gives proclamation authority to the USTR to further raise tariffs on Russia's goods so…