damian: the shop with a cop foundation needs your help. of shop with a cop, and margaret petkiewicz is the principal over at gardner elementary in san josé. welcome to the show, folks. margaret petkiewicz: thank you. darrell cortez: thank you for having us, damian. damian: yeah, we'll get to you shortly, darrell, but margaret, tell us about the collaboration between gardner and the shop with a cop foundation. margaret: well, the collaboration goes back many years and i have been here for four years and it has all started with their desire to support our students to develop reading in their--in them. and so their--sorry, their tagline is "readers are leaders," and so they come, they really motivate the students, and we have been working together to improve reading in our second- and third-graders for many years now. and now, the last two years, we've been passing out backpacks and school supplies provided by shop with a cop which is a huge support for our families. damian: yeah, and we have video of those in the past and this is an endeavor,

foundational. when i can go and get my friends and family to donate to the all cops run and encourage running around police stations playing music. this needs to be a primary focus of anything we do that comes out of this committee, thank you mr. >> thank you, senator tillis since referred to my opening statement i want to make a comment first request mr. chair for mailing to submit this for the record regrets without objection. >> i want to make a comment first. i think senator cornyn earlier in the thank you as well for the bipartisan gun safety. i should have acknowledged you and i'm sorry i did not. they played a key role in establishing that. second, i've never been called to a meeting i've never been asked to approve their agenda or their website. it is true they raise money in the name of progressive liberals i have nothing to do with their agenda whatsoever. i should not be held in law responsible for than ask republican members to be held responsible for the proud boys, for the oath keepers, for any other group that might associate themselves with conservatives. people should be judged on h