Colleague, Speaker Pelosi, mayor nan whaley from dayton. Good to have you here. And i want to thank my colleagues senators brown and stabenow and representative escobar from el paso, texas and representative thompson, for which shares a gun Violence Convention task force. We are here today for one simple reason, too Many Americans are losing their lives to gun violence. Too many families are just weeping because they have lost loved ones. I was at the airport today. A gentleman came over to me and i didnt know who he was. He said, thank you for what you are doing. I lost my nephew to gun violence last year. Americans are suffering from the abundance of gun violence in america. Last month, Mass Shootings claimed 51 lives in el paso, dayton and odessa, to say nothing of the hundreds of lives lost my daily gun violence throughout america had enough is enough. Congress is returning to session. Our first order of business in the senate should be to pass the housepassed legislation backgroun
Heres a look at the president s remarks. Ladies and gentlemen, the resr recipients of medal of valor and hero iic commondations. [ applause ] ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States accompanied by the attorney general. Is is good morning, everybody. And thank you for join, us today. Id like to thank President Trump for hosting this ceremony. And let me say that its an honor to serve under a president who has so strongly a supporter of Law Enforcement and has the back of Police Officers and First Responders. Thank you, mr. President. [ applause ] weve come together to recognize the extraordinary actions of 11 fellow citizens. The president has chosen to honor five civilians from texas, who displayed an extraordinary degree of care for their fellow man, putting their own lives at risk. We also honor six Police Officers from ohio, who put themselves between a gunman and a crowd of innocent civilians. For the people out in the dayton that night, these officers were the thi
From dayton and i want to thank my colleagues brown and stabenow from joining and as well as congressman escobar from texas and representative thompson who chairs the Gun Violence Prevention Task force. We are here today for one simple reason too Many Americans are losing their lives to gun violence. Too many families are just weeping because they have lost loved ones. I was at the airport today and a gentleman came over the me and i did not know who he was, but he said thank you for what you are doing, because i lost my nephew to gun violence last year. Americans are suffering from this abundance of gun violence in america. Last month, Mass Shootings claiming 51 lives in el paso, dayton and odessa and to say nothing of the hundreds of lives lost by daily gun violence throughout america. Enough is enough. Congress is returning to session, and our first order of business should be to pass the bipartisan hr8, because this legislation is the quickest way to help save american lives and bo
A remarkable scene at a houston mall caught on camera. You see that man running there then falling down saying, im sorry, bro, to a Security Guard who has shot him in the leg. Poli a remarkable scene at a houston mall caught on camera. The man running and falling down saying, im sorry, bro, to a Security Guard who has shot him in the leg. Police say the man had stolen cash then cook off with the Security Guard on his tail. The man then jumped through the open window of a car and took off, but Police Caught up with him later at a nearby hospital. And in california a prison riot in the central part of the state has left dozens of people injured. At least eight inmates were sent to the hospital after about 200 starting fighting in the facility at soledad. The brawl lasts more than 10 minutes. No prison workers were hurt. And a tense scene unfolded during a traffic stop in connecticut. Officers approached the vehicle with their guns drawn, believing the driver was an armed suspect. But he
At not 00 a. M. Eastern and pacific on cspan. The white house did not release an address from the president. Senator sharad brown of ohio gave the democratic address. He called for gun safety laws. The shootings in el paso, texas and dayton, ohio happened one month ago. Hi, im sherrod brown, United States senator from ohio. I want to wish all American Workers a happy labor day, particularly you who are not able to spend the day with families and friends at picnics and barbecues because you dont have the day off. You work hard to support your families, often for too little pay. That is why we celebrate the dignity of work, and honor all American Workers. ,ongress should be at work too to pass commonsense gun safety laws that we so desperately need in our country. Four weeks ago, less than 14 hours after the tragedy in el paso, my home state of ohio woke up to terrible news that nine people had been killed and 127 injured by another mass shooting, this time in dayton. It was the second m