there has been a contagion of cowardice in congress. that's what california congressman adam schiff told his constituents in pasadena yesterday in a meeting about gun violence. in his "new york times" column today, paul krugman noted, "republicans have blocked any effective control over sales of assault weapon." at the end of that column, paul krugman ex- krugman -- in effect then, the republican party decided that a few massacres were an acceptable price to pay in return for tax cuts. i wish that were hyperbole. but the continuing refusal gop figures to criticize trump even after el paso shows that it's the literal truth. joining our discussion now is democratic congressman adam schiff of california.