continuing to do what s right for my state. and there are folks who certainly don t like my approach. we hear about it a lot. but the proof is in the pudding. in the last few years in the senate, as you and i have just mentioned, i ve been honored to lead historic efforts from infrastructure to gun violence prevention, to protecting religious liberty and helping lgbt families feel secure, to the chips and science bill, the list is long. the results speak for themselves. it s okay if some people aren t comfortable with that approach. wow. wow. what a day to be in d.c., huh? i know. major washington news while we re here in washington. let s talk about this with lauren fox and audie cornish. wow. wow. what s your reaction? this is really the identity that she has had this entire
gun violence prevention to protecting religious liberty and helping lgbt families feel secure to the chips and science bill, to the work we ve done on veterans issues. the list is really long and so i think that the results speak for themselves. it s okay if some people aren t comfortable with that approach. senator sinema is up for reelection in 2024, cnn congressional correspondent lauren fox covering the story. the white house is out with a statement saying in their view this does not change democratic majority control. you re speaking to democrats this morning on the hill, do they believe that as well? reporter: well, it s really when you look at the makeup of the senate, not going to change the composition of committees and that is really important for a few reasons. this is still going to be a senate because she is still keeping her committee assignments and getting those committee assignments from democrats where democrats are going to have an edge in their committees, that
party to push legislation like this? yeah to go back to, it after we thought we had. one i reflect on, that i have some regrets about my work in the past four republican candidates who are anti-gay, and you can read the book and see how i grappled with all of that. but to think that this was something that we felt like we had made progress on and what, and to now just have this vicious backsliding, what is happening in florida is less would have happened in my career, and more like that 1978. this is old school, anti gay, going after gay teachers. it s just insane. and there was no need, this bill serves no purpose. this new law serves no purpose except to demonize and tear down gay teachers and kids in school who come from lgbt families like mine. and it was written in such a way that any angry, maga parent can now sue a school and
some regrets about my work in the past for republican candidates who are anti-gay, and you can read the book and see how i grappled with all of that. but to think that this was something that we felt like we had made progress on and what, and to now just have this vicious backsliding, what is happening in florida is less would have happened in my career, and more like that 1978. this is old school, anti gay, going after gay teachers. it s just insane. and there was no need, this bill serves no purpose. this new law serves no purpose except to demonize and tear down gay teachers and kids in school who come from lgbt families like mine. and it was written in such a way that any angry, maga parent can now sue a school and threaten a teacher, so you have people walking on eggshells around these schools.