Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer does not appear poised to advance legislation to strengthen background checks for gun purchasers, saying instead that Americans can cast their votes in November with gun control as a priority.

Schumer said Wednesday that there are some people who want to see the Senate “quickly vote on sensible gun safety legislation” so that the American people can know which side each senator is on in the wake of a shooting at an elementary school in Texas that left 19 children and two adults dead.

“I’m sympathetic to that,” Schumer said. “And I believe that accountability votes are important. But sadly, this isn’t a case of the American people not knowing where their senators stand. They know. They know because my Republican colleagues are perfectly clear on this — crystal clear.”