it basically repeals the docky amendment, which prohints cdc funding from going into gun violence research. gun violence is a public health issue for us. and yet we aren't allowed to even study it. i think any action that we take from a legislative perspective needs to start with a debate on the facts. and right now, we're prohibited from even gathering those bare minimum facts. >> as you have pointed out in introducing this, the president's new hhs secretary is also supporting gathering more information and data and having this research done and conducted. does that give you optimism that people will cross the aisle and actually vote on legislation that may have this kind of an impact? >> i'm really glad to hear trump's hhs secretary support the idea of gathering facts on gun violence. and i'm also really proud to say that my bill already has over 120 co-sponsors, including as of last night, rep carlos curbelo from florida. i'm really glad that he joined our effort to make this a bipartisan effort. i don't think that it should take a whole lot of moral courage for my other colleagues to j