Agreed on a frame work, and were going to be heading to the white house tomorrow. The white house confirmed tomorrows meeting taking place just before senators leave town for their twoweek recess. Theres more on this glimmer of partisan process just ahead. Biden also putting his weight behind fighting a surge in violent crimes. Homicides up 24 . Gun assaults, 22 . Over the same period last year. Late today the president and Attorney General outline a new anticrime strategy focused on getting more money to Police Departments and violence intervention programs while cracking down on socalled rogue gun dealers. Zero tolerance for gun dealers who willfully violate existing laws. If you willfully fail to run a background check, if you willfully falsify a record, if you willfully fail to cooperate with the request or inspections, well find you, and we will seek your license to sell guns. Well make sure you cant sell death and mayhem on our streets. Biden also noted crime traditionally rises
issues have sticking power. because there are indicators the momentum might be shifting again. from georgia, to arizona, democrats are placing it all on abortion. candidates with a full-page newspaper ads, and pouring millions into commercials splashing across tv screens trying to remind everyone especially women every single day what could happen if republicans are in control. under kemp, i could be investigated and imprisoned. for a miscarriage. only a handful of republican candidates are pushing back directly on the issue of abortion, and instead they re going all in on crime. i.c.e., open our borders to illegal immigrants and violent felons without bail. mandela barnes, dangerously liberal on crime. some republicans are going even further, zeroing in on communities of color, with anti-crime speeches in diverse nyc neighborhoods and dr. oz has been throughout pennsylvania with faith forums in black community and tommy tuberville of alabama said this, just this weeken
that hearing will take place after the committee has videotaped the testimony of pat cipollone. cipollone, think, is the trump white house s top lawyer. he s a man who, at least as far as we know, appears to have pushed back on some of the most dangerous and brazen ideas conceived of by the ex-president and his closest allies as they worked to overturn the results of the 2020 election. cipollone also held the same job as john dean whose legendary 1973 testimony was a turningpoint in the watergate investigation. here is what january 6 investigator john wood had to say right here on msnbc about the tremendous significance of the committee getting an interview with cipollone. it was really important that he would eventually end up testifying before the committee and on the record and videotaped so the american people can see it. i m glad that is coming together this friday so hopefully the committee will show some of the key clips of that interview during a hearing next week.
Black Americans are murdered at nearly eight times the rate of white Americans. Young Black men in inner cities are disproportionately affected. They are both the primary victims and perpetrators of gun assaults and homicides. This grave reality does not mean Black people are inherently violent. Instead, it largely reflects their disproportionate experience of systemic barriers such as poverty and limited access to quality education, good jobs and affordable housing – all factors that research shows contribute to neighborhood violence.
Agreed on a frame work, and were going to be heading to the white house tomorrow. The white house confirmed tomorrows meeting taking place just before senators leave town for their twoweek recess. Theres more on this glimmer of partisan process just ahead. Biden also putting his weight behind fighting a surge in violent crimes. Homicides up 24 . Gun assaults, 22 . Over the same period last year. Late today the president and Attorney General outline a new anticrime strategy focused on getting more money to Police Departments and violence intervention programs while cracking down on socalled rogue gun dealers. Zero tolerance for gun dealers who willfully violate existing laws. If you willfully fail to run a background check, if you willfully falsify a record, if you willfully fail to cooperate with the request or inspections, well find you, and we will seek your license to sell guns. Well make sure you cant sell death and mayhem on our streets. Biden also noted crime traditionally rises