who was too dangerous to board an airplane is too dangerous to buy a gun. i think there is overwhelming support for this approach, especially since we built in robust due process. >> democrats are saying that republicans need full support, i clarification senator feinstein's proposal didn't stick to the letter of the list, does your proposals on that vulnerability? >> it does not have broader authority. one thing you need to know about the terrorist screening database is one reason it is so large is that it has a derogatory information about more than 1 million people, but it is information that is not necessarily vetted, corroborated, or investigated. that is why there such a

difference in the size of the terrorist screening database and the no-fly and selectee list. [inaudible] >> i did a presentation at lunch, i have very strong and effective cosponsors in lindsey graham, kelly and jeff were working very hard. i'm going to continue making the case. but you never know until you have the vote no on. [inaudible]

>> senator baldwin went to the senate floor to talk about the orlando mass shooting and propose gun regulation. her remarks are about ten minutes. >> let's start with last weekend. americans awoke to the news of a horrific mass murder in orlando florida. c gunman, u.s. citizen, inspired by terrorists legally purchased a weapon of war and turned it upon members of the lgbt community on latin night at a nightclub in orlando florida. 53 forty-nine dead, 53 wounded and

senators returned from their home states last week to express thoughts and prayers to observe moments of silence and many of us resolved that while important those are not enough. we needed to follow up those thoughts and prayers, those moments of silence with action. i joined to my colleagues, number of us on the floor when senator murphy of connecticut held the floor for 15 hours tote draw attention to two common sense amendments that would have

limited that easy access to a weapon of war by closing a loophole that allows 70 of our firearms purchases to occur without a proper background the check and to close something we are calling this terror gap which would allow the fbi the authority to deny gun purchases to people who had been on aith watchlist, suspected of connections with terrorism.ose d those measures came to vote in the senate last night that both failed to advance. i do not think we can simply say that we tried and continue to accept shootings like the one in

orlando as the new normal. and then move on to otherow, business especially and i might add our procedural posture right now especially as the senate has before us, at this period ofce time, the justice science a bill, measure in which we can prioritize our response to this tragedy in the preceding tragedies through amendment and perfecting the measure before us. americans are demanding more. we cannot just carry on as usual in the wake of these enormous domestic tragedies. are d wisconsinites are demanding

more. just in this last week i received heartbreaking communication from mike constituent constituents asking us to act. i wanted to briefly share too. a young mother wrote to me, i'm the, i'm the young mother of two young children. every day that they go to school i say silent prayer that they come home safely to me. that no one decides to walk into their school were on to their bus with a gun and an intent to kill. another young person wrote to me. i will quote from the letter. as a young lgbtq person, i am devastated devastated by this attack on my community. i am scared that this attack

happened and what was supposed to be a safe place. a free space in a world that is often hostile for lgbtq people.o i am scared for my safety and for the safety of my community, i am also angry i am angry that the united states is the only country where shootings like this regularly occur. viole i am angry that our government is not doing enough to prevent this kind of violence. the attack in orlando was it mentioned to enact that allegedly inspired by iso or other terrorist groups, it was also an act of hate. a hate crime.

i have introduced an amendment with my colleagues, senator mikulski of maryland, and senator of hawaii to increase ci funding, to strengthen the prevention of pay crimes and then the enforcement of our a crime laws and our civil rights laws. the amendment is now cosponsored by 18 other members of united states senate. i. i think it is really important to understand what a hate crime is. a hate crime is a crime first off that has to be an underlying criminal act. so it is not about hate speech,

it is about a crime where in the victim of the crime are victims of the crime are targeted basedt on a particular characteristic. sometimes we hear about hate s crimes about guess the lgbt because of their sexual or and orientation but hate crimes are often based on religion or race, or ethnicity or gender.argeted hate crimes targeted against people based on their characterization or their characteristics are done so victimiz because not only are the victims victimized, but it sends a message of terror and hate through a community, through all

people who share characteristics with victims. or who love people who share the characteristics of the victim. and they are terrifying. they do deserve, as we have chosen to do in the united states of america to be treated by very specifically as hate crimes. hae only recently that the united states of america recognized hate crimes against members of the lgbt community or againstof women, or against people with disabilities.tion those through the passage of the matthew shepard and james her junior hate crimes prevention act. there are too many of these hate crimes in the news these days.

we're still grieving the massive numbers of dead and injured in not all t orlando who not all that long ago in charleston there is mass murder in a church, the african-american community was targeted. in wisconsin, and another place of worship, internet temple in oak creek wisconsin a gunman came and targeted the congregation during sunday worship. in america hate crimes overall are declining. do that is good news and that says

something about what we can do together when we pass strong laws and try to prevent these crimes, educate as well as enforce our laws but i am sad to share that while overall are hate crimes are declining those against some groups, most notably muslims and members of the lgbt community are on the rise lgbt people are more likely than any other group to be targeted for hate violence. and lg p2 lgbt people of color, particularly transgender women of color are at the very greatest risk.senato so the amendment that i have

offered along with my colleagues , senator mikulski and senator her role no would provide in the commerce of justice science appropriations bill additional funding for the silver rights division to focus on hate crimes prevention on one hand and also enforcement for those crimes and they occur this amendment will hit provideo important tools to the justice department that they need to combat discrimination and hatred in communities across this country. we are pleased to have a largent number of human rights organization in this country

endorsement as an important step forward. we need to take action, we need to do more to address terrorism, to address address gun violence, and to address a crime. i urge my colleagues in the senate to join me in calling for a vote for this amendment and supporting it when we get that opportunity. >> it i yield the floor and i note the absence of a quorum. >> i am pleased that the senate as a body has come to this conclusion. television in the senate will undoubtedly provide citizens with greater access and exposure to the actions of this body. this access will help all americans to be better informed of the issues that face this nation on a day by day basis. >> during the election i had the

occasion of meeting a woman who had supported me in my campaign. she decided to come and shake my hands for photograph. a wonderful woman, she wasn't asking for anything, and i was very was very grateful that she took the time to come by. it was an unexceptional moment except for the fact that she was born in 1894 and her name was marjorie lewis and she was born in louisiana. born in the shadow of slavery, born in a time when luncheons work commonplace and when african-americans and women cannot vote. >> it took our country from the time of its