senate. he knows he needs ten republican senators. what i want to know from you is are there any republican senators, let alone ten, wo would face consequences from the voters if they don't act on guns? >> don, i think they can do something here. some of these proposals like the red flag laws. senator rick scott when he was governor of florida enacted a red flag law to allow police to go do considerates to prevent a dangerous individual from owning a gun. i think that's something they can do right now. i also happen to agree that raising age from 18 to 21 is not unreasonable. we already have limitations on purchasing handguns for those 18. they can't buy until 21 as well. universal background checks include private sales is something that's broadly supported. we voted for a bill like that in the '90s with the republican governor, the nra supported it. that's a reasonable thing. between universal background checks, red flag law, raising the age, maybe codify the banning of the bump stock, those are things that can be done. i don't think

the reaction on the other side of the aisle, that is the list from the new york times, ten republican senators and referring to that list, the republican house congresswoman from colorado, gun rights supporter second amendment supporter tweeted this yesterday afternoon, hey siri, show me a list of senate rhinos in regard to the list of the senate republicans. likely not on theke list, senatr from utah, always stand on the side of second amendment law-abiding americans due process and justice. those acts of rampage violence are criminals who must be stopped. he said i look forward to reviewing this legislation. just some of the reaction in the past 24 hours, we are asking for yours this morning. republicans 2,027,488,001. dependence (202)748-8002. a separate line for gun owners of any kind, (202)748-8003. having this conversation for about the next 40 minutes here on the washington general. >> we are going to leave the program for our 40 year covid for live cattle to gavel committed to congress. senators to talk about expanding disability for veterans, exposed to toxic articles mainly from burn

but as you all know senate republicans blocked it. few things obstruct the american people from hearing the truth more than fox news a cowardly decision not to broadcast thursday's hearing. after all of the false facts that fox news has allowed to be put on the air by its commentators and everyone else, they have an obligation to show the true facts by allowing the hearing to be seen by their listeners. okay questions? >> it was another violent weekend of mass shootings democrats of call this an urgent issue. so how much time are you willing to give these negotiations and you still want to see a deal on gun reform by the end of the week? et cetera murphy has said to me he hopes to come to an agreement with senator cornyn and the other republicans by the end of the week. i'm willing to give in that time. >> when you suspect to put a buy person bill on the floor? >> same answer. >> this month? >> hundred murphy expects he can come to an agreement with senator cornyn by the end of the week and expected given that time. if they don't come

the senate republican leader mitch mcconnell says he hopes for a deal addressing mental health and schoolity. in regard to the ongoing issue about violence, the senator is representing our side in discussions with senator murphy and we are hoping to actually get an outcome that will make a difference in areas of mental health, school safety and things that are related to the incidents that occurred in texas and buffalo. so what are the proposals on gun control that congress is looking at? the potential measures being discussed include: further incentives for states to introduce their own red flag laws. more investment in school security, and access to mental health support. there is a proposal to change the background checks for people younger than 21. and an idea which looks something like a cooling—off period for 18—year—olds who want to buy a semi automatic weapon, the kind that were used by 18—year—old shooters in buffalo and uvalde. we've heard many people speak out in the aftermath of the shooting. the latest person is the actor matthew mcconaughey who is also a former resident of u

there is a bipartisan deal that has a framework of at least 10 senate republicans signed on, that is huge. we haven't seen a deal like this . if it is past, it will be the most significant legislation around gun safety in this arena since the 1990's. one thing i have pointed out and so my coverage of this, it is still just a framework. republicans who worked on this framework were very quick to point out there is a lot needs to be done when this turns into legislation. translating it into bill tax will be -- there is a lot to keeping that and sticking with others in the conference. i know senator john -- a republican from texas his he wants this bill that they passed within the gun safety area to get at least 70 votes if not more. they are really going to be looking this week and in the current weeks to see how much support they can get from the right. it is massive progress in the right direction. it is not everything that democrats want. does this even make a dent in america's gun problem which is so potent right now and has been terrible for many years, but a lot of democrats are

he was the whip of the senate republican congress. otes for the leadership, and so he had a very well defined sense. he and senator tillis said what was possible and i think the approach that senator murphy and senator sinema took as they were initially negotiating with tillis and cornyn is, let's explore what's possible and get more than ten republican votes because frankly, to come up short in this moment to deliver literally nothing again was just too hard a prospect to contemplate. >> i want to read you something i got from a republican aide involved in this negotiation saying this agreement is in principles, not legislative texts. we don't have the details of this. and it says the details will be critical for republicans particularly, the firearms related provisions. one or more of these principles could be dropped if the text is not agreed to. so it's very delicate still. >> that's right. there's a lot of work still to do to take this framework agreement and reduce it to legislative language. one of the approaches that was follow

but as we know, in order to get anything done in the senate we need a minimum of 10 republican senators. i support the bipartisan efforts , but the fact that the majority of republican senators don't even want these issues to come up for a vote, i find it unconscionable. we can't fail the american people again. uvalde, there have been 20 shootings. including yesterday at a hospital in tulsa, oklahoma. the shooter targeted the surgeon using an assault profile -- rifle he had bought just hours earlier. that doesn't count the carnage we see every single day that does not make the headlines. i have been in this fight for a long time. i know how hard it is but i will never give up. if congress fails, a majority of the american people will not give up either. they will make their outrage on this issue central to their vote. enough, enough, enough. host: we are getting your reaction to what he had to say. today, the headline reads, the nation is caught in a grim cycle. ryan miller reporting that there have been a dozen mass killings in the united states which has left 76 people dead according

the day after is did the president move the dial at all, specifically where it matters most, senate republicansr, john. the senate has been on a week-long recess this week. they don't get back into session until next week, and that's really where the rubber is going to meet the road. we're going to have to make some decisions about whether or not they can get consensus on the narrow deal that could actually become law. and these are discussions they have been happening behind the scenes. staff level discussions are happening today, i'm told, and member level discussions will move forward next week. but the question will be ultimately if they do get a deal, will it be what the president has called for? will it be satisfactory to a lot of people who wanted congress to do much more? at the moment, it's clear that democrats have already made a number of concessions on gun restrictions. access to guns. of course the assault weapons ban is something that is a nonstarter that joe biden has been pushing for, but also raising the age of 18 to 21 to purchase assault style -- semi automatic rifles. that's

. >> we've never seen this many senators, republican senators, come to the table. i think it is put up or shut up time. >> they have an obligation to uncover everything that led up to that day including all the violence and chaos that happened in this building behind me. >> the idea that all of this was just a demonstration that got a little bit out of control is absurd. >> live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster. >> it is tuesday, june 7, boris johnson is clinging to his leadership after a closer than expected confidence vote in parliament. uk lawmakers are angry that the prime minister attended numerous parties while the rest of the country was under covid lockdown. mr. johnson will meet his cabinet today to lay out his vision, he says he wants to continue delivering on the issues that matter to british people. >> i'm grateful to colleagues, i'm grateful for the support they have given me. of course i understand what we need to do now is come together as a government, as a party, and that is exactly what we can now do. >> but it won't be that easy

but, as we know, in order to do, get anything done in the senate we need a minimum of 10 republican senators. i support the bipartisan efforts that include small group of democrats and republican senators trying to find a way. but, my god, the fact that the majority of the senate republicans don't want any of these proposals, even to be debated or come up for a vote, i find unconscionable. we can't fail the american people again. since uvalde, just over a week ago, there have been 20 o ther mass shootings in america. each with four or more people killed or injured, including yesterday at a hospital in tulsa, oklahoma. a shooter deliberately targeted a surgeon using an assault weapon he bought just a few hours before his rampage and left the surgeon and another doctor, a receptionist, and a patient dead and many more injured. that doesn't count the carnage we see every single day that does not make the headlines. i've been in this fight for a long time. i know how hard it is but i will never give up. if congress fails, i believe this time the majority of the american people won't give up, eit

democrats have been pushing for new legislation, and now, the senate republican leader, mitch mcconnell he hopes for a deal addressing mental health and school security. with regard to the ongoing issue about violence, senator cornyn, as you know, is representing our side in discussions with senator murphy. we're hoping to actually get an outcome that will make a difference in areas of mental health, school safety and things that are related to the incidents that occurred in texas and buffalo. so, what are the proposals on gun control that congress is looking at? so, here's what's on the table: enhanced background checks. further incentives for states to introduce their own red flag laws. more investment in school security. access to mental health. there is a proposal to change the background checks for people younger than 21 by opening up juvenile records to scrutiny. and this idea, which looks something like a cooling off period for 18—year—olds who want to buy a semiautomatic weapon. so, not banning them outright, but perhaps making it just that bit harder to acquire the kind of powe

senate republicans and we are giving him that space. this is too important not to do everything we can to find a bipartisan way forward. we hearr a lot of talk from republicans about the importance of bipartisanship in the senate now is the opportunity to show up. once again we are giving them the opportunity and the chance to say yes we are ready and eager to find common ground which can actually help gun violence we know we won't get it all done at once but the american people want us to get something done and they want to see republicans do something real. they want to feel safe when they go to the grocery store or out to a bar we want that but unfortunately the nra has a hammerlock of too many on the other side of the aisle. made it clear the senate also on gun safety legislation in the near future. with the most bipartisan group of senators and then did not do anything is not acceptable and then for those who work on gun safety they are in total accord with the strategy to get a bipartisan agreement. even if it's not g everything t

what senator murphy is suggesting is that republican senators need to see that there is absolutely no them, by them, by voting for any of this legislation. and their definition of that would be, we must not lose a single vote in our reelection campaigns. let's just think for a second about the utter moral bankruptcy of that. so, you are saying, that you will take no action to save the lives of school children at their desks in america, if it costs you anything in your reelection. i don't care if it costs you your entire political career. you are supposed to cast that vote. >> right. >> these people are suggesting that it is reasonable, reasonable for us to oppose this because it might hurt us in our elections. they are simply using a world of moral bankruptcy that has descended upon washington as a standard operating procedure. >> it is putting power -- not even party -- but power before children. michael, depending on your poll, expanded background checks have an 80 to 90% popularity. >> right! right! they should be easy. i >> think having children be alive when you pick them up from

there were some republican senators not running for reelection like burke cassidy and to me that voted to convict but yet portman voted not to convict in your research. did you find other reasons why republican senators wouldn't vote to convict even though maybe privately they would have it's great question, and maybe i mean look, maybe one to end on because despite. my quasi obsession with mcconnell mcconnell could not have succeeded. if other republicans had pushed back on him. at any time five or six republicans or four could have stopped. not only mcconnell, but trump. but what happened was? a couple of the independent-minded republicans flake and corker left politics john mccain passed away the best part of lindsey graham died with john mccain, so so and then we get left with sort of well what susan collins and lisa murkowski doing what about mitt romney? mcconnell after his great speech or as he was condemning trump. he's later said well, i couldn't go against all the other republicans. they were all the other republicans many of them would have rallied to convict trump if mcconn

senate. we need a minimum of ten republican senators. fforts that include small groups of democrats and republican senators trying to find a way. but my god, the fact that the majority of the senate republicans don't want any of these proposals even to be debated or come up for a vote, ifind unconscionable. we cannot fail the american people again. since uvaldejust over a week ago, there have been 20 other mass shootings in america. each with four or more people killed or injured. including yesterday, in a hospital in tulsa, oklahoma. a shooter deliberately targeted a surgeon using an assault weapon he boughtjust a few hours before his rampage and left the surgeon, another doctor, receptionist and a patient dead and many more injured. that doesn't count the carnage we see every single day. it doesn't make the headlines. i've been in this fight for a long time. i know how hard it is. but i will never give up. if congress fails, i believe this time and majority of the american people will not give up american people will not give up either.

sure enough, tuesday at the private lunch of senate republicans, a bunch of key senators went after senator they consider second amendment issues. why this matters, jonathan, of course, john cornyn, republican of texas, wants to succeed mitch mcconnell as the senate republican leader. suddenly, his second constituency, that lunchroom, the people around the tables. pull back the camera, go behind the scenes, jonathan. my conversations indicate that there's 13 or 14 republicans that they're optimistic about voting for this bill. that would mean a vote of 63 or 64 in favor. here's the twist, jonathan, if there are some wobblers, if a couple people pull back, no republican wants to be vote number 60. so the predictions i'm hearing are it will not pass with 60 votes. it'll be 63, 64, or nothing. >> with that reporting as context, what's the likelihood this does get done? we heard from the democratic lead negotiator, senator murphy, acknowledging that a snag had been hit, but he believed it'd happen. perhaps not in time for the july 4th recess, but he thought, which had been the target and there

please do something more than a dozen senate republicans joined all 50 democrats to fast track the bill for a vote that could come quickly. anna wiernicki reports from dc. it is a buy partisan compromise is a path for top senate negotiators say they're 80 page bipartisan, safer communities act will curb gun violence, a gun safety bill that can be described with 3 words. >> common sense bipartisan lifesaving democrats and republicans praised the bill. i think it's a significant step in the right direction. >> the bill includes millions of dollars for school safety, mental health crisis, intervention programs and incentives for states to include juvenile records in the national background check system. >> and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell says the bill protects the second amendment does not. so much as touch. >> the rights of the overwhelming majority of american gun owners who are law abiding citizens. >> of sound not. i hope it won't pass. i mean, i hope it will fail. but missouri republican senator josh hawley says he's not convinced. i think of junction is the red flag law. i

will there be enough republicans in the senate to get this through? and tonight, republican leaders in the house already saying they will not support this. rachel scott live on the hill. >>> new reporting tonight that the fda is now planning to ban the sale of juul e-cigarettes in the u.s. so, is this ban coming and how soon? >>> the frightening scene in a new york city subway. police saving a woman and what led to this moment? >>> and the remarkable images tonight coming in from yellowstone. you have to see them. >>> good eveningon. that horrific shark attack off the california coast. the images just coming in. and will there be a gas tax holiday in this country, as the president is asking for? major opposition tonight. but we begin tonight with the severe storms and flash flood threat from virginia and washington, d.c., right up through parts of new york at this hour. tonight, already ground stops at several key airports, baltimore, washington, and laguardia. more than 1,000 flights already canceled. the dark clouds already rolling in. here in new yo

nothing about the manner in which the republican nominees to the court stole anything or the republican senate stole anything by confirming donald trump's nominees to the supreme court.em she may not like that it happened that way. she might not like the republicans held the majority in 2016 when republicans chose not to confirm garland to the supreme court and she might not like the fact that republicans confirmed amy coney barrett in 2020. and of those were all legitimate exercises of power. there's nothing about that that was stolen. it's significant that she denigrates, delegitimize is and tries to cast aspersions at the supreme court itself. i think that is particularly dangerous. she's talking about the supreme court as if it were a political institution. this is very much like a political attack and which of course it is, and it's important to remember the supreme court is not a political body. i spent the entirety of chapter one of saving nine explaining what the supreme court is and just as importantly, what it is not. and it's not fair to decide cases according to popular will. it ha

any progress >> yeah, well at least on the senate side we know that one of the negotiators, republicanor susan collins of maine has said the group is making rapid progress and that they're moving toward what she called a common sense package we know that whatever is going to go into that package is going to be extremely narrow certainly much more narrow than the measures the president outlined just now and thanks because the top republican in the senate, mitch mcconnell said he wants to focus on the compromise in keeping with the countriy constitution and his culture. he refers to mental health and he refers to school safety and he does not refer to guns and that's been frustrating for democrats in the house and what you showed earlier, they are pushing for a package of bills known as the protecting our bills act that includes a raise in the age required to purchase semiautomatic weapons from 18 to 21 that would ban those large-capacity magazines and bump stocks that would impose new rules for storing guns at home that is supposed to get a vote in the house next week house speaker nanc

but as we know, in order to get anything done in the senate, we need a minimum of 10 republican senators. i support the bipartisan efforts that includes a small group of democrats and republican senators trying to find a way, but my god, the fact that the majority of the senate republicans don't want any of these proposals even to be debated, or come up for a vote, i find unconscionable. we can't fail the american people again. since uvalde, just over a week ago, there have been 20 other mass shootings in america. each with four or more people killed or injured, including yesterday at a hospital in tulsa, oklahoma. a shooter deliberately targeted a surgeon using an assault weapon he bought a few hours before his rampage that left the surgeon, another doctor, the receptionist, and a patient dead and many more injured. that does not count the carnage we see every single day. that does not make the headlines. i have been in this fight for a long time. i know how hard it is, but i will never give up. if congress fails, i believe this time the majority of the american people won't give up eit

. >>> good evening ten democratic senators, ten republican senators, announcing a breakthrough today that could lead to the most significant changes in gun laws in this country in decades in the wake of shootings in buffalo and uvalde congress is under pressure to take action there were protests in many cities on saturday democrats in the house passed broader measures last week, but those negotiating in the senate are suggesting this is what they can get done right now. the framework calls for expanding background checks for 18 to 21-year-olds, funding for states to pass so-called red flag laws. what's not included, a ban on assault weapons and no move to raise the age for buying those weapons. the nra said late today it would make its position known when the full text of the bill is available. more reaction in a moment but we begin with josh letterman with all the details. >> reporter: tonight, democrats and republicans doing what almost no one thought they could -- reaching a deal on guns it's a compromise. far short of what democrats wanted like an assault weapons ban. still, joe

obviously, he needs 10 republican senators to be on board. any sort of gun control measure passed here. how do you think of speech like this one tonight from president biden is going to sit with those republicans in the senate. well some of them are probably open to some of the measures, he suggested, but the bigger ones such as removing liability from the gun manufacturers and outright bands and so forth, i think are less likely to pass red flag laws might be on the table. and expanded background checks and that sort of thing. um but the real major reforms, the ones that are most likely to make a big difference are going to be really uphill struggles in this in the senate. um and until the voters show that they're willing to go to the polls and vote on this issue in favor of gun control, it's gonna be it's gonna be the same. i think. professor house speaker nancy pelosi said today that she would likely bring a broader package of gun control issues in front of the full house as early as next week. is there some efficacy in doing that, if they

texas senator john cornyn, the lead republican negotiator, addressed backlash he has received from hiscluding from former president trump. >> if i listened to all of the critics, i wouldn't get much done. i think those were obviously a very small fringe of the republican primary voters. >> is donald trump a fringe? >> well, i just think, you know, i think name calling is not particularly helpful. >> will it sway any republican votes? >> i don't know. you will have to ask them. we work with the nra, and listened to their concerns, but in the end, i think they simply, they have a membership, and a business model that will not allow them to support any legislation. >> one of the 14 senate republicans backing the bill, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell but the bill will have stiffer opposition in the house. republican leadership in the lower chamber has formally come out against the bill and is encouraging caucus members to oppose it. in the house, the democrats can pass the bill without any republican support. >>> meanwhile, the congressional budget office has released its estimate o

host: the republican leader from kentucky. the senatore tapped to lead negotiations made a presentation behind closed doors to his republican colleagues on tuesday and in it included what senator mcconnell was talking about, nra provisions that were included in the bipartisan proposal. tony, greenville, north carolina, gun owner, what do you think? are you there, tony? caller: yes. host: go ahead, tell us, what do you think of this bipartisan agreement? caller: it can't go much farther. host: alright, well let's show you what's in it. expands background checks for gun buyers between 18 and 21. incentivizing the state to provide access to previously seal juvenile records. funding a grant to apply to red flag laws. it includes a comprehensive federal criminal statute banning gun trafficking and straw purchasing and clarifying who needs to register as a federal firearms dealer. what is not in this legislation, according to cnn.com, this is what was left out. expanded background checks. notably the agreement does not include a provision to ex

the republicans in the senate are not going to do us a favor. but what we do know, what mitch mcconnell and the republicans knew when they pursue some amount of political threat. when they think. oh, if i don't back down, i'm going to suffer politically. and, so what's our job is in this moment, i'm not talking about democratic senators, i'm not talking about the president, i'm talking about all of us, all of us watching at this moment. our job is to change the political calculus of those republicans. that means, join up with march for our lives on june 11th, on protests all across the country. and it means taking a cue from the folks in indivisible houston, who found had crews in a restaurant and said, hey, why are you against common sense gun violence prevention laws? get behind us in this. we need everybody. if you've got a democrat or republican, getting involved in this moment, and changing what is politically possible. >> so, you mentioned, ezra, the ted cruz incident. we have tape of that, that wasn't activists from your group confronting

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a bill that every single senator, republican and democrat, and independent passed in the senate. it simply states that we will protect the supreme court. mr. speaker, you probably noticed as you came on to the capitol of the intensity of force you see in front of the capitol. is that because something is happening here today? no. of an anticipation of a decision by the supreme court. everybody in the country knows that there could be a decision not knowing which way it would go, but the anticipation that people need t protect in the capitol. but at the same time that's happening, that you are protecting the capitol, you are holding a bill to deny protection to those justices. it makes me wonder why. why? why if 100 senators approve it would it hold here for an entire month? why even after holding it for a month somebody travels all the way across the country with one thing in mind, to kill a supreme court justice. gets arrested. and still the speaker of the house will not move that bill. that the majority actually holds it. just so the country can understand no one on this side o

the senate republican leader mitch mcconnell says he hopes for a deal addressing mental health and schoolurity. so, what are the proposals on gun control that congress is looking at? the potential measures being discussed include further incentives for states to introduce their own red flag laws, more investment in school security, and access to mental health. there is a proposal to change the background checks for people younger than 21 — and an idea, which looks something like a cooling—off period for 18—year—old s who want to buy a like a cooling—off period for 18—year—olds who want to buy a semi—automatic weapon — the kind that were used by 18—year—old shooters in buffalo and uvalde. we've heard many people speak out in the aftermath of the shooting. the latest person is the actor matthew mcconaughey, who is also a former resident of uvalde, texas, and a campaignerfor gun reform. he spoke emotionally about the need for new regulations. this should be a nonpartisan issue. this should not be a partisan issue. there is not a democratic or republican value in one single act of these shoot

unlike senate republican leadership, republican house leaders encouraged their members vote against theist. >> that's right. and we saw from house leader kevin mccarthy, elise stefanik, steve scalise, the top three republicans in the gop whipping against the bill, telling their members vote no. here are the ones who went against that. the 14 house republicans who did join with democrats to pass this legislation, and as you mentioned, some familiar names there. liz cheney, adam kinzinger, as well as a host of others who did buck gop leadership in the house to join with the democrats and get this through. as we mentioned, it now goes to president biden's desk, and jake, this was not something that people really had on their bingo card for 2022. they didn't see this gun safety legislation ever having a chance of making it out, so it is significant to see this head to the president's desk. >> i couldn't help butgonzalez, republican from texas who represents uvalde, he voted for this as well. >> up next, what a source is tellen cnn about a new subpoena tied to an investigation into the schem

going to end up but what we're talking about, there was an interesting, great reporting that republican senators of wyoming, she actually told cnn she's been surprised by all the calls, the types of calls coming into her office since this has happened. this is a republican senator from a state and said she's been surprised her office is getting a lot of calls from voters saying they want something done on guns. i add that into this discussion of we don't know where it's going, but the fact that even the senators are talking about this is interesting. >> yeah, i mean, politics is not a static thing. it's influenced by constituents, by voters. so we're not quite sure where this is headed. we know where the politics has been for a long time, and cynthia loomis said it. she, weeks ago, would not even entertain the idea of anything really touching on expanding gun rules, but today, in the last week, has been talking more about what can we do that my constituents are asking me to do and i think that's where this is headed and i noted about a week ago, 250 republican donors in the state of texas put ou

offset that price tag and critically, whether there will be enough republican support to overcome a filibuster, 60 votes needed in the senate. 10 republicans, 50 democrats. they are pushing back on the baseline standards for red flag laws. josh holly told me he could not support legislation like that. the briefings will continue. they're meeting behind closed doors among the broader conferences and then the negotiations to see if they can get a deal and see if it can pass the senate. >> when senator murphy says no artificial timelines, is that backing away from the idea that many began the week saying it should happen this week? are they walking away from that? >> it's going to be hard to get a deal by the end of the week, potentially a framework agreement, but certainly not to the point where they can actually have legislative text and certainly nowhere near having votes. so i think the most ambitious hope for these negotiators is to be close to a deal. closing in on a deal. but actually getting to a place where they can actually have the legislative text, that's problem into next week. the question for chuck schumer is wh

but, as we know, in order to do any -- get anything done in the senate, we need a minimum of 10 republicanrt the bipartisan efforts that include small group of democrats and republican senators trying to find a way. but my god, the fact of the majority of the senate republicans don't want any of these proposals even to be debated are come up for a vote i find unconscionable. we can't fail the american people again. since uvalde just a week ago, there have been 20 other mass shootings in america. each with four or more people killed or injured. including yesterday at a hospital in tulsa, oklahoma. a shooter deliberately targeted his surgeon using an assault weapon he bought just a few hours before his rampage that left the surgeon, another doctor, receptionist and a patient dead and many more injured. that doesn't count the carnage we see every single day. it doesn't make the headlines. i have been in this fight for a long time. i know how hard it is. but i will never give up. and if congress fails, i believe this time a majority of the american people won't give up either. i believe the ma

but they are likely to be blocked by senate republicans who were a particular target president biden's anger. my god. the fact, the majority of the senate, republicans don't want any of these proposals even to be debated or come up for a vote. i find unconscionable we can't fail the american people again a message to for the american people that the majority should act and turn their outrage into making the issue central to their boat. mike hannah jazeera washington, the main gun lobby in the united states. the national rifle association has responded to president biden's address on twitter, saying instead of acting on functional measures and real solutions that when implemented will reduce crime and will help those with dangerous behavioral health issues. all that the president repeatedly proposes will only infringe on the rights of those laura binding systems who have never and will never commit a crime. this isn't a real solution, it isn't true leadership and what, and it isn't what american needs. and that's a shame jason nichols as a progressive political and social analyst and el

but as we know, in order to do any get anything done in the senate, we need a minimum of 10 republican senators. i support the bipartisan efforts that include small group of democrats republic consented trying to find a way but my god, the fact the majority of the senate, republicans don't want any of these proposals even to be debated or come up for a vote. our final unconscionable we can't fail the american people again since you valley just over a week ago, there had been 20 other mash shootings in america. each with 4 or more people killed or injured. including yesterday at a hospital and tulsa oklahoma, a shooter deliberately target, a surgeon using a saw up in the board just a few hours before his rampage. left the surgeon, another doctor receptionist, and a patient dead and many more injured. at doesn't count the carnage we see every single day. it doesn't make the headlines. i've been in this fight for a long time. i know how hard it is, but i'll never give up. congress fails. i believe this time a majority of american people won't give up either. i believe the majority of you

after trump won the white house and republicans won control of the house and the senate. they have control of all those branchs of government. the very first substantive thing they did the very first real action republicans took in congress was, what? they changed gun laws to literally, i kid you not, to literally make it easier for people to obtain firearms if they had been formally adjudicated to be mentally ill. seriously. that was the first substantive thing republicans did the last time they got full control of the government. they set to work on the grave problem that people formaly ed a adjudicated to be mentally ill weren't easily able to get guns. they fixed that as soon as they got power. given that recent history, i think there was skepticism across the country the idea that ten republican senators and all the democratic senators would agree on some package of gun-related reforms they would all agree should pass. that said, lo and behold, maybe we skeptics were wrong. today the leader of the republicans in the senate, senator mitch mcconnell, crawled out of his

democrats have been pushing for new legilation, and now the senate republican leader mitch mcconnell pes for a deal addressing mental health and school security. with regard to the ongoing issue about violence, senator cornyn is representing our side in discussions with senator murphy and we are hoping to actually get an outcome that will make a difference in areas of mental health, school safety and things that are related to the incidents that occurred in texas and buffalo. so what are the proposals on gun control that congress is looking at? so here's whats on the table. so not banning them outright, but perhaps making itjust that bit harder to aquire the kind of powerful weapons that were used by 18—year—old shooters in buffallo and uvalde. we've heard many people speak out in the aftermath of the shooting, the latest person is the actor mathew mcconaughey who is also a former resident of uvalde, texas, and a campaigner for gun reform. gun responsibility is an issue we agree on. this should be a nonpartisan issue. this should not be a partisan issue. there is not a democratic or r