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Not for a not for profit group. 251 Mass Shootings in the u. S. David so the shootings over the weekend were one of Many Political developments were watching all over the world this morning starting with those violent protests in hong kong. President trump tweeted this morning in part, we cannot let those killed in el paso, texas and bloomberg daybreak die in vain. We can never forget them and those many who came before them. He just tweeted out a few moments ago. The new york stock change and the nasdac will observe moments of silence and President Trump will make a further statement later in the day. We welcome marty schwenneker to the show. The president said hes in favor f background checks. Thats not going to happen. It did pass the house overwhelmingly. It was stocked like a lot of legislative efforts in the senate. Mitch mcconnell can bring that bill to the senate floor. He can call back the senate to pass such situation but conflating it with Immigration Reform is just going to
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Brian jackie speier, your book, undaunted, your first three words are, i was dying. Why did you start the book that way . Rep. Speier because i was. It was one of those moments in my life that were defining for me. Not many people have that experience where they are dying and survive. I had a lot to talk about. Brian why were you dying . Rep. Speier i was on an airstrip in the remote jungles of guyana having just concluded a congressional delegation tour with then congressman leo ryan , and we were ambushed on that airstrip and shot. Congressman ryan was shot 45 times and died on that airstrip. There were members of the press that died. One defector of the peoples temple who died. I was shot five times on the right side of my body. A bone jetting out of my arm, a wound in my leg the size of a football. It was, oh my god, i am 28 years old, this is it. Im not going to live to be in my mid80s. I am not going to get married and have kids. Im not going to have any of those dreams fulfilled
Listen work for are with the free cspan radio app bp. Radio app. Brian jackie speier, your book, undaunted, your first three words are, i was dying. Why did you start the book that way . Rep. Speier because i was. It was one of those moments in my life that were defining for me. Not many people have that experience where they are dying and survive. I had a lot to talk about. Brian why were you dying . Rep. Speier i was on an airstrip in the remote jungles of guyana having just concluded a congressional delegation tour with then congressman leo ryan, and we were ambushed on that airstrip and shot. Congressman ryan was shot 45 times and died on that airstrip. There were members of the press that died. One defector of the peoples temple who died. I was shot five times on the right side of my body. A bone jetting out of my arm, a wound in my leg the size of a football. It was, oh my god, i am 28 years old, this is it. Im not going to live to be in my mid80s. I am not going to get married a