From left: Members of various law enforcement agencies surround Reps. Elijah Cummings, Maryland Democrat, Patrick Meehan, Pennsylvania Republican, Scott Rigell, Virginia Republican, and Carolyn Maloney, New York Democrat, as they hold a press conference Feb. 5, 2013, in Washington to introduce the first bipartisan bill in the House of Representatives during the 113th Congress, which would make firearms trafficking a federal crime and impose stronger penalties for straw purchasers who buy guns for convicted felons and others who are prohibited from buying guns on their own. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Hegseth joins veterans, generals to mark 80th anniversary of battle of Iwo Jima
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