on the floor of the house and in the press. we have seen the introductions of the bills, we are working with them almost every single day. we have people lobbying in d.c., teenagers like us lobbying every day to speak out on issues like hr-8 and we want to make sure they pass because they can and will save lives. and we have to be properly funding violence prevention programs especially in city communities like life camp. in jamaica, queens, an amazing woman named erica forbes was able to go in 2001. there were 17 murders in one year in the community. through interrupting violence as it is haing and mentoring they were able to take it from 17 murders in one year to one murder in 17 years. we need federal funding for the programs. that s remarkable. guys, quickly, how has this changed your life trajectory? i know you are both approaching
crimes linked to undocumented residents in the u.s. it was like getting shot with stupid. i hope we do not forget the pain and anguish and sense of loss felt by those all over the country who have been the victims of violence at the hands of illegal aliens. hr-8 would not have stopped many of the circumstances i raised, but a wall, a barrier on the southern border, may have, and that s what we re fighting for. mr. chairman well our gentleman will suspend. tomorrow, the president is going to el paso, texas, to hold a rally for his border wall in the one city in that state known for being safe. he ll have his crowd of fans and will do a live sit-down interview with the one fox news anchor that believes everything
what do you think the chances are of penetrating the gun lobby, getting anything passed and signed into law? well, that was a particularly low moment of grand disrespect. it was, again, maybe inexplicable to me. what i hope is that we will pass hr-8, which is the universal background bill. and i have confidence we will. you saw the courage and important role that this committee, this chairman of our committee chose gun violence as one of our initial hearings. we will pass that bill and we will save lives, because alex, you know the scope of this problem. in 2017, 40,000 people died in this country of gun violence. another 80,000 were caught in the cross fire, literally wounded, caught in the cross fire. that is 300 people a day, every single day, yesterday, today, tomorrow, 100 dead a day, 200 wounded a day. we have to wrap our heads and our arms around this problem. we have to show compassion to those who have lost so
[cell phone rings] where are you? well the squirrels are back in the attic. mom? your dad won t call an exterminator. can i call you back, mom? he says it s personal this time. if you re a mom, you call at the worst time. it s what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it s what you do. where are you? it s very loud there. are you taking a zumba class? the father of a parkland shooting victim is speaking out tonight about a raw and emotional encounter on capitol hill. congressman matt gaetz interrupted by two parkland fathers when he tried to use a hearing on gun violence yesterday to discuss illegal immigration and the need for a border wall. well, the congressman then tried to kick the fathers out of the hearing. here s that incredible confrontation. hr-8 would not have stopped
hr-8 would not have stopped many of the circumstances i raised, but a wall, a barrier on the southern border, may have and that s what we re fighting for. mr. chairman i hope we ll deal with all of the drivers of violence. the greatest driver of violence in the circumstances that i indicated was not the firearm. it was the fact that we have an immigration system that allows people to come here violently. we engage there will be no comments or demonstrati demonstrations, please. mr. chairman, is there a process in the committee whereby if the very same people are repeatedly interrupting the time of the members, that those people will be asked to depart the subcommittcommittee or is t i will. excuse me. if the gentleman repeats that or any other comment, i will direct he be removed. joining me now, one of those