"And I thank God for the quick actions of the capitol hill police officers".
The shooter was identified as James T Hodgkinson, a 66-year-old home inspector from IL who had several minor run-ins with the law in recent years and belonged to a Facebook group called "Terminate the Republican Party". The Post reported him as saying Hodgkinson was "on the really progressive side of things", but he described him as "very mellow, very reserved" when they stayed at a home in Rock Island. He later died of his injuries, President Donald Trump told the nation from the White House.
Authorities said Wednesday afternoon that it was too early to determine if the attack was a targeted shooting or an assassination attempt.
Michigan Congressman Fred Upton didn't release a statement, but posted on facebook and twitter saying "My heart is going out to my friend Steve Scalise, his family, & all my colleagues, staff, & fearless law enforcement who were injured in the shooting this morning". "He will recover from this assault", Trump said.
"We are strong when we are unified and work together for the common good", said the President.
Hodgkinson's apparent Facebook page included strong criticism of Republicans and the Trump administration.
Two lawmakers who were at the scene, Representatives Ron DeSantis and Jeff Duncan, indicated there might have been a political motive in the attack.
As he did earlier Tuesday at the start of a health-care meeting with 15 Senate Republicans, Trump said the GOP push for a new law "will get no obstructionist Democratic votes".
DeSantis gave a similar account.
Brooks said he took off his belt and he and another congressman applied a tourniquet to try to slow the bleeding.
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At the time, the Democrats were holding their own practice across the Potomac River in Washington.
Rep. André Carson (D-Ind.), one of two Muslim-American members of Congress, told ABC News he "regularly" receives death threats.
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House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., assured lawmakers assembled at a members' briefing that the game will be played as scheduled, prompting a standing ovation.
"We are profoundly grateful for the heroism of the Capitol Police, whose bravery under fire undoubtedly saved countless lives". The popular and gregarious lawmaker is known for his love of baseball and handed out commemorative bats when he secured the job of House whip several years ago. "This is not good.' I said 'call for help'".
"There must have been 50 to 100 shots fired", he told CNN.
Wednesday's shooting is the 154th mass shooting so far this year, according to data from the Gun Violence Archive.
At a news conference near the scene of the shooting, Virginia's Democratic governor, Terry McAuliffe, urged gun control measures. His most serious problems apparently came in 2006, when he was arrested on a battery charge.
Gabrielle Giffords, the former Arizona lawmaker shot during a 2011 assassination attempt, on Wednesday said her "heart is with my former colleagues, their families & staff, and the U.S. Capitol Police - public servants and heroes today and every day".
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