clark andcatherine david cicilline. thank you to our leader nancy pelosi for connecting us. as we and our colleagues in those speaking for furniture joined together in a demonstration peacefully to call for change. you. an honor to be with this is a historic day. fighting for change we need. note thatrtant to america is listening. america is supporting our voices here today. they believe in this effort. and truthded by faith and determination. it has been said over and over this evening that this has been dubbed a political stunt. the republicans in washington. i will take that the fingerprint republicans in my district tell me we need these reports. emma cuts and independence and unaffiliated coming we need this report. but republicans in congress are denying the progress we need. so i k -- say for their public colleagues, seeing as what it is. it is a human outcry for justice. i say to the republican majority, see it for what it is. to respond tolea our communities across the nation. i say to republican leadership, see it for what it is. justified indignation of status quo

capitol hill is one of the democrats who helped organize the sit-in in the house, congressman david cicillinee island. congressman, welcome to the program. first of all, did you get any sleep at all last night? >> i did not. i haven't pulled an all-nighter since college, so after this show i'm going to go home and go to bed. >> woodruff: why did democrats make what was if not an unprecedented move, as we just heard, close to unprecedented? >> i think it was unprecedented. we have been incredibly frustrated at the republican house leadership's refusal to bring to the floor two very common sense gun safety proposals, one to keep a suspected terrorist who are on the watch list, to prevent them from buying a gun, and universal background checks to make sure that everyone who purchases guns has a background check. and these with -- are two common sense proposals the republican leadership in the house has refused to bring these bills to the floor. we've been incredibly frustrated. we thought it was important to try something new to bring attention to this issue, to demand that the republicans bring

you for your well wishes, your encouragement, and all of the people outside and to john lewis, david cicilline, katherine clark -- one of my dearest friends here in congress. the fact that you put this all , thank you for coordinating all of this this morning and thank you to all of my colleagues who are here and i've been here throughout the night. i really hope when the bottom of my heart that this will do some good and we will be able to make some things happen. thank you very much. [applause] >> every morning we do a series -- it is about to take place here in a few minutes. [indiscernible] >> we can just take a break. >> the democrats on the house floor continuing their sit-in after house republicans have adjourned until july 5. you may have heard some democrats saying, we can take a break. not sure what is going to happen next. they have continued with their sit-in, protesting -- not getting a vote on gun control legislation. a.m.started this at 11:25 yesterday, about 170 democrats have been participating. protesters that it outside the capital. memories of congress went out to talk to t

becerra: let me now ask the author of hate crimes prevention legislation, david cicilline. mr. cicilline: thank you, mr. chairman. i want to express deep sadness and condolences and prayers to the victims of this horrific and monstrous shooting, to the families, to those still in the hospital. i think as corrine said, we all reacted the same way when we heard this news. i think americans all across this country were horrified to hear about the single largest mass shooting in the history of america which took place in orlando, florida. and we are all incredibly frustrated. while there is not a single piece of legislation that will solve all of the problems of gun violence, a combination of measures taken together can significantly reduce the likelihood that our constituents, people who live in cities and towns all across this country can be protected from gun violence. and the failure to have a piece of legislation that will solve all the problems is not a license to do nothing about it. and we have a number of bills that will make a big difference in helping produce safer commun

israel: john lewis, david cicilline and john larson. the original plan was for us to end this portion of our activities and go to the whip's meeting. 24 hours later, we have 45 minutes that would like to speak and we would like to accommodate as many of the members as we can. so the leadership has suggested that we add an extra hour to this conversation, giving as many members as possible an opportunity to speak. we have to end by 12:30. at the same time, mr. hoyer is convening a whip's meeting and so members -- forgive my horse voice. i worked the night shift. members have the opportunity to go to the whip meeting which starts at 11:30. for those of you who are on the list, would like to stay here, we'll do the best we can to accommodate you. we are asking members to return to the floor at about 12:30 so that we can make the appropriate statements and demonstrations and then discuss next steps. so for those of you who are already on the list, we'll do the best we can to accommodate you. at 12:30, we won't be able to accommodate any oth

becerra: let me now ask the author of hate crimes prevention legislation, david cicilline. mr. cicilline: thank you, mr. chairman. i want to express deep sadness and condolences and prayers to the victims of this horrific and monstrous shooting, to the families, to those still in the hospital. i think as corrine said, we all reacted the same way when we heard this news. i think americans all across this country were horrified to hear about the single largest mass shooting in the history of america which took place in orlando, florida. and we are all incredibly frustrated. while there is not a single piece of legislation that will solve all of the problems of gun violence, a combination of measures taken together can significantly reduce the likelihood that our constituents, people who live in cities and towns all across this country can be protected from gun violence. and the failure to have a piece of legislation that will solve all the problems is not a license to do nothing about it. and we have a number of bills that will make a big difference in helping produce safer commun

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satisfaction that democrats have in working with john lewis with the actions of katherine clark and david cicilline with the management of it all, by john larson all day, steve israel all night. with the periscope to give us access to the outside world or the access -- give them access to us. eto o'rourke, let's see. scott and mark takano. yeah, mark takano. our members were very turned us and that up from a tree fallen in the wilderness that no one could hear, we'd just be talking to ourselves in the chamber, to 2.6 million contacts one way or another. technology has enabled us to communicate in social media. all of this would not have been possible without the activism of the outside groups, whether it's every town whether it's moms the st guns, the of course really, aign, the, leader of all of this, gabby giffords' group. i was on the phone with a hundred of the groups last sunday in the preparation for the communication and activism we needed. so with that, i'd be pleased to take any questions you may have. if i don't associate your voice in your direction it's because i haven't been to sleep y

congressman david cicilline from rhode island is caucushair of the lgbt and serves on the foreigner shipet affairs and judiciary committee. you received a briefing from the fbi and the counterterrorism director. was this a hate crime? >> absolutely. that the lgquestion bt community was targeted as part of this attack. i think the information that he was witnessing kissing at a particular establishment because it was a gay club. there is no question the group was targeted because of an ideology of this killer and a place he had cased before the incident. it was both an act of terrorism and a hate crime. terrorism actions are intended to instill fear in a community or in a thick or religious or minority group. this was both a domestic terrorism attack and a hate crime. host: i called you a republican, i'm sorry. guest: you did, i've been called many names -- host: i am sorry. this.go back to is there a distinction legally between a hate crime and a terrorist act? guest: a hate crime requires that there be evidence of the action was taken because of the identity of the individual in a , a r

and david cicilline, who has been a fighter for the rights of all americans, including the lgbtq communityis one of the quality caucus co-chairs. we're going to ask each of them to speak. we'll all try to be brief. it's kind of tough because i think the reason we had a very long caucus meeting is because members were very vocal.

visit ncicap.org] on the next "washington journal," congressman david cicilline discusses u.s. gun laws. and we will talk to paul gosar about the enlistment of citizens -- of noncitizens in the u.s. army. live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. i am pleased that the senators have 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 problems and the issues which face this nation on a day by day basis. what brought us here is not partisanship, but the conduct of one man who happens to be -- you happened to be the president. who happened to be elected by the people and was given the most solemn responsibility in the nation to be the chief officer of the land, and he failed miserably and deserves to be impeached. appoint the honorable susan m collins to the duties of the chair. >> the majority leader is recognized. , perhaps you have already noticed that the senate seems to be well today,ed and effective and there is a reason for

you, david cicilline, katherine clark, your examples. my mom sent me a tweet a few minutes ago st. kitts praying for us. -- sent me a tweet praying for us. a lot of our moms are out there praying for us to do the right thing. i just want you to know so that you have some comfort. cnn reported that 92% of american people are in favor of expanded background checks. [applause] cnn reported that 85% are in favor of banning people on the federal terrorist watch list from buying firearms. this might surprise you. that 90% of republicans are in favor of banning people on the federal terrorism watchlist from buying firearms. [applause] let's do the right thing. ask for the boat -- vote. no bill, no break. did the right thing, everybody. -- do the right thing, everybody. >> thank you all. i have been in congress for 22 years and i'm retiring and i've never been more proud for this house. the minority in this house. the democratic party demonstrating how we need to take back this congress. so the voice of the people can be heard on the floor. to shut off the cameras and microphones because o

satisfaction that democrats have in working with john lewis with the actions of katherine clark and david cicilline with the management of it all, by john larson all day, steve israel all night. with the periscope to give us access to the outside world or the access -- give them access to us. beto o'rourke, let's see. scott and mark takano. yeah, mark takano. so our members were very resourceful and that turned us up from a tree fallen in the wilderness that no one could hear, we'd just be talking to ourselves in the chamber, to 2.6 million contacts one way or another. technology has enabled us to communicate in social media. all of this would not have been possible without the activism of the outside groups, whether it's every town whether it's moms against guns, the of course the brady campaign, the, really, leader of all of this, gabby giffords' group. i was on the phone with a hundred of the groups last sunday in the preparation for the communication and activism we needed. so with that, i'd be pleased to take any questions you may have. if i don't associate your voice in your direction it's be

place that took the lives of 49 people and injured 53 others and thank her for being with us and david cicilline who has been a fighter including the lgbt community. we will try to be brief. it's kind of tough. the reason we had a very long caucus meeting is because members were very vocal. were ere adamant and they unequivocal. we just can't have moments of silence when we see american lives perish. and we just can't think of american lives that are lost when it's mass shootings. every day there is an american killed. 30 americans killed every day as a result of the use of weapons. and we need to stand up and the message was very clear. members will stand. we understand it's important to express to the people of this country this moment of silence to let the families of the victims know that we're thinking of that. but by god, this is the people's stand up and if we can't stand up and do something, then we are in trouble. there are any number of things that could be done. ust do a better job of looking into the background. we could ask people to pass the legislation that mr. thompson and have t

john lewis led this effort, joined by two extraordinary members, david cicilline, the former mayor ofese three individuals galvanized our caucus and galvanized the attention of the american public. on two bills that are supported by 90% of the american people. john garamendi got on the floor and invited our republican colleagues to come to the well, to debate why they could not support these two simple bills. one, if you've been adjudged a terrorist and are not allowed to fly on airplanes because of safety, why would we have you buy a gun? 85% to 95% of americans think that makes sense. and the other was to make sure that there were no loopholes in our gun check legislation so that everybody would be vetted and that we would give time to vet properly. and if we had done so, neither roof nor orlando may have had those guns. i want to yield now to john lewis, who will then yield to his two colleagues. paul ryan talks about bottom up. this was not bottom because none of these folks are bottom. but this came from members animated by the concerns and demands of their constituents and of th