Investigators say Hodgkinson shot House Rep. Steve Scalise on Wednesday before he was killed by police who had been guarding Scalise on the Alexandria, Virginia, baseball field.
And the game easily brought in record fundraising for charities. They released photos of guns similar to the handgun and rifle that were used in the attack, which officials have said were purchased legally.
Republicans and Democrats are fighting for bragging rights in their annual Congressional Baseball game, and doing so as one unit - Team Scalise.
The FBI said it was investigating the shooter's "activities and social media impressions" in the months leading up to the attack. Authorities also were going over a cellphone, computer and camera taken from Hodgkinson's white van, which was parked near the ballfield. According to the medical staff, Scalise arrived in critical condition with a "imminent risk of death".
The opposing sides are paying tribute to Rep. Steve Scalise, the House majority whip who was critically wounded when a gunman opened fire at a Republican baseball practice in Virginia on Wednesday.
But Scalise, who has had two surgeries, will need additional operations and will be in the hospital for "a considerable period of time, presumably weeks", Sava said. Both had appeared on the House floor earlier. Ivanka Trump, joined by Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and her two eldest children Arabella and Joseph Kushner, presented a $50,000 check from "Friends in the Trump Administration" to "Congressional Sports for Charity" at the game.
Scalise was fielding ground balls at second base when he was shot at a practice for the annual Republicans-Democrats baseball game.
Before the event, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said: "Tonight we will go to the game, play our hardest, but we will all be Team Scalise".
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He suffered injuries to internal organs, broken bones and severe bleeding after being shot in the left hip on a baseball field where he and other politicians were practising for the charity game. He is the House's No. 3 GOP leader. Press secretary Sean Spicer said "there is not enough time to follow Secret Service protocols" to ensure Trump's safety, but the president visited Scalise in the hospital on Wednesday. "He's going to be OK".
Scalise was shot Wednesday morning as a gunman sprayed bullets into a GOP congressional baseball practice. "We also praise special agents Crystal Griner and David Bailey of the Capitol Police for their heroic deeds that saved so many lives".
Capitol Police officers who were in Scalise's security detail wounded the shooter, who was taken into custody.
Bailey, who injured his ankle during the shooting while returning fire on shooter James Hodgkinson, received huge applause as he walked towards the pitcher's mound.
Following a day that saw most congressional business canceled, the House approved legislation offering health insurance tax credits to some veterans while committees pondered federal land management, cybersecurity and more. "But you have long since earned my respect, and you deserve to be heard, and you are an honorable individual". Richmond didn't rule out introducing legislation if needed, and members said the talks about the issue will certainly ramp up in the wake of the violent attack on the GOP baseball team.
"We've got to look at the rules", House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy told reporters, noting that he and others have been working through questions about whether it's appropriate to have members use their taxpayer funded "MRA" which stands for "Member's Representational Allowance" for security costs.
Members of both parties said they needed to soften rhetorical attacks on each other, if only to set a better example for a public that seems increasingly divided into hostile political camps.
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