Concert for children of military families last night. This is what inauguration is all about. Its about celebrating who we are as americans and all the things that makes this country so great. And when i think about who we are, when i think about what makes america great, i think about all of you. On tuesday, its back to work for congress, and there are two big issues that are going to dominate the beginning of the president s second term. Guns and the nations debt. Joining me now to debate those issues, Chuck Schumer of new york and newly elected republican senator ted cruz of texas. Welcome back as senator cruz to meet the press. Back to both of you. I want to start on the gun debate. Because as i say, even before the second term is officially underway thissy is bait is well underway. Here are the highlights of what the president wants to accomplish. Universal background checks. Hed like to pursue a ban on high capacity magazines. An assault weapons ban that lapsed in 2004. And hed l
With a day of service, and the first lady hosted a special concert for children of military families last night. This is what inauguration is all about. Its about celebrating who we are as americans and all the things that makes this country so great. And when i think about who we are, when i think about what makes america great, i think about all of you. On tuesday, its back to work for congress, and there are two big issues that are going to dominate the beginning of the president s second term. Guns and the nations debt. Joining me now to debate those issues, Chuck Schumer of new york and newly elected republican senator ted cruz of texas. Welcome back as senator cruz to meet the press. Back to both of you. I want to start on the gun debate. Because as i say, even before the second term is officially underway thissy is bait is well underway. Here are the highlights of what the president wants to accomplish. Universal background checks. Hed like to pursue a ban on high capacity magaz
Weekend festivities yesterday with a day of service, and the first lady hosted a special concert for children of military families last night. This is what inauguration is all about. Its about celebrating who we are as americans and all the things that makes this country so great. And when i think about who we are, when i think about what makes america great, i think about all of you. On tuesday, its back to work for congress, and there are two big issues that are going to dominate the beginning of the president s second term. Guns and the nations debt. Joining me now to debate those issues, Chuck Schumer of new york and newly elected republican senator ted cruz of texas. Welcome back as senator cruz to meet the press. Back to both of you. I want to start on the gun debate. Because as i say, even before the second term is officially underway thissy is bait is well underway. Here are the highlights of what the president wants to accomplish. Universal background checks. Hed like to pursu
First lady hosted a special concert for children of military families last night. This is what inauguration is all about. Its about celebrating who we are as americans and all the things that makes this country so great. And when i think about who we are, when i think about what makes america great, i think about all of you. On tuesday, its back to work for congress, and there are two big issues that are going to dominate the beginning of the president s second term. Guns and the nations debt. Joining me now to debate those issues, Chuck Schumer of new york and newly elected republican senator ted cruz of texas. Welcome back as senator cruz to meet the press. Back to both of you. I want to start on the gun debate. Because as i say, even before the second term is officially underway thissy is bait is well underway. Here are the highlights of what the president wants to accomplish. Universal background checks. Hed like to pursue a ban on high capacity magazines. An assault weapons ban th
And rich lawry wrote something that caught my attention in the national review. No one can write a law against mothers owning guns that one day might be turned against them by deranged sons who then commit horrific acts of murdersuicide. Shooting rampages are hard to prevent because they are so often committed by young men with no criminal records who want to die. These are adult facts that dont intrude on the childish world of white house policy making. He notes adam lanza in newtown, his own mother of course passed a background check. Heres the bottom line. These laws are not perfect. And youll always find certain exceptions. But they make a huge difference. Every major person who has studied the brady law, which is the most significant gun safety law weve passed in the last 20 years has said it has reduced gun violence dramatically. Law enforcement is totally for the brady law. And the idea that felons or people who are mentally infirm or people who are spousal abusers should be all