side. certainly, not the only side that has the energy and resolve to push hard and relentlessly for what it wants. there is another big, strong side in this fight now, and they are organized and they want results, and they are pushing for those results, and, i think it matters they have an outspoken ally in this white house. they have been told all along that even getting a vote on these issues would be impossible. well, the vote s tomorrow. they said it couldn t be done. joining us now is u.s. senator chris murphy of connecticut. thank you so much for your time tonight. i really appreciate it. thanks for having me. so, the big news yesterday was the republicans filibuster threat seems to be defeated. there will be a vote. big news today was about the bill on expanding background checks. what do you think is the most important thing to know about that deal? well, i think it s important to note that republicans and
for what it wants. there is another big, strong side in this fight now, and they are organized and they want results, and they are pushing for those results, and, i think it matters they have an outspoken ally in this white house. they have been told all along that even getting a vote on these issues would be impossible. well, the vote s tomorrow. they said it couldn t be done. joining us now is u.s. senator chris murphy of connecticut. thank you so much for your time tonight. i really appreciate it. thanks for having me. so, the big news yesterday was the republicans filibuster threat seems to be defeated. there will be a vote. big news today was about the bill on expanding background checks. what do you think is the most important thing to know about that deal? well, i think it s important to note that republicans and democrats, like they did in connecticut, are coming together. i mean, you know, pat toomey is not someone you d necessarily expect to buck the nra, but he has
in the debate over gun laws in this country, the professional gun lobby is no longer the only side. certainly, not the only side that has the energy and resolve to push hard and relentlessly for what it wants. there is another big, strong side in this fight now, and they are organized and they want results, and they are pushing for those results, and, i think it matters they have an outspoken ally in this white house. they have been told all along that even getting a vote on these issues would be impossible. well, the vote s tomorrow. they said it couldn t be done. joining us now is u.s. senator chris murphy of connecticut. thank you so much for your time tonight. i really appreciate it. thanks for having me. so, the big news yesterday was the republicans filibuster threat seems to be defeated. there will be a vote. big news today was about the bill on expanding background checks. what do you think is the most important thing to know about that deal? well, i think it s importa
the filibuster threat doesn t seem to have worked. with showed a full screen of the angry men who wanted to see this not see the light of day. the president went out hard on that, seemed to have worked. could we maybe have seen the beginning of less promissius work? some group will filibuster bus reading the names of more than 3,000 people who have been killed since newtown. it s an arcane political thing that the people of this country don t understand is completely false. people understand that the kind of special-interest politics that s dominated washington, that is how it gets translated, where people can lose the lives of their children and loved ones, and not have any kind of political accountability.
away with $10,000 to look at your story of tragedy and they now get 500 to your consultants 10,000. why do the banks skate away with paying money. what has to change in that? we heard it from eric holder a couple of weeks ago. we can t possibly bring the case to the banks. too big to indict, exact a meaningful penalty. the whole paradigm of prosecution has to change. yeah, and no amount of writing checks is going to change. thank you. all right. what i m about to say was viewed as an impossible pipe dream for months and now, listen to this, it looks like a senate vote on gun legislation will happen thursday and a filibuster threat appears to be on the ropes. why it happened and how it can still fall apart, next. oh, he s a fighter alright.