economy, we will have a green new deal and create millions of jobs and do it in the next 12 years. i m not interested in just winning the next election, but our grandchildren. we will sneak in a break, but before we go, i will go down the line and i ask you for one or two words only. please. really. president obama and his first year wanted to address both health care and climate he could only get one signature issue accomplished. it was obviously health care. he didn t get to do climate change. you may only get one shot and your first issue thaw are going to push. you get one shot that it may be the only thing you get passed. what is that first issue for your presidency. eric swalwell? for parkland and for orlando and every community affected, ending gun violence. [ applause ] senator bennet.
i wanted to point out to our viewers that you have made it clear that you re not against guns. but what sort of reforms or gun controls would you like to see in place to avoid another school shooting like parkland? and why do you think there is a certain amount of resistance to do anything about ensuring the right people do get access to guns? well, as for the resistance, i can t speak to that. to me, it s just about doing the right thing. what we have seen is the introduction last week of the bipartisan background checks act of 2019 in the house of representatives. we just went up to washington, d.c. last week to advocate for passage of this bill. we believe that background checks are an important piece in stopping weapons from getting into the hands of the wrong
shootings in american schools. incredible moves that you and your family and all of the other families of the victims of parkland have made. it s just so extraordinary. thank you for being with us, tony montalto. thank you very much. we re back after a short break. you re watching cnn newsroom. but now. it s thursday. good thing they discovered gain flings. the only detergent with concentrated gain, oxi boost, and febreze odor remover. mmhmm. smelling is believing. and gain flings can hiya karate stink too. try new improved gain flings.
everybody else. for our family, it s every day, we think of our gina rose. your gina was killed in the shooting at parkland, and when you look at security and addressing mental health concerns, what progress do you think has been made since that horrifying day? well, all 17 families who lost somebody in that tragedy needed that understood that we needed change. we came together to form stand with parkland, the national association of families for safe schools. through this group, we are trying to get people to look at school safety in a wholistic way, looking at hardening the campuses, better mental health screening for support programs and finally responsible firearms ownership. getting back to your question, we ve seen some good changes
to threats, were expanded in oklahoma and introduced in idaho and wyoming. west virginia forces business owners to allow guns in parking lot. and wyoming repealed a law that outlawed guns in churches. christina mcfarland, cnn. 14-year-old gina, was 1 of 17 people killed in parkland. she was a girl scout, on artist and a local volunteer at her church. the tragedy of her death has pushed her family into advocacy. her father, tony, joins us now from ft. lauderdale. thank you for being with us. i know this is a particular difficult week for you. i am so sorry for your heartbreaking loss. thank you for your kind words. it s just a different week for