The presiding officer the senator from connecticut. Mr. Murphy are we in a quorum call, mr. President . The presiding officer we are not. Mr. Murphy thank you, mr. President. Mr. President , i thank my colleagues for their indulgence this evening, and for those of us those of you who help us keep this floor open. I will make some longer remarks later this evening, but while we have a short break in the floor waiting for senator brown to arrive, i wanted to say a word of appreciation to all of my colleagues who have decided to join us this evening on the floor. This is my first appearance here, to talk about the imperative of changing the nations gun laws, recognizing that this number, 100 americans killed by guns every single day, is not inevitable. Almost every single one of these murders and suicides and accidental shootings is preventable. If we make different choices here on the floor of the United States senate, and our purpose tonight is to try to bring some consistency of effort
after he became the first current or former president ever to be hit with a search warrant. and just hours after becoming the first ever to invoke his fifth amendment right against self-incrimination, which is a pillar of civil liberties, but which he used to say only mobsters do, until he took the fifth and saying what only mobsters say when ever they re searched, in this case suggesting without anything at all to back it up, that federal agents planted evidence when they searched mar-a-lago on monday, which then quickly became a republican talking point, or in the case of lindsey graham, senator graham, who sits on the judiciary committee and who clearly should know better, just another toxic idea to smile and not along with. we know they doctor evidence. we know they plant evidence. sure. we know they hide evidence. we know they lie. we know they leak. i mean this is not anything new. this has been this has been years they ve been doing this. we can t just say, oh,
with a search orange. just hours at the becoming the first to evoke is 5th amendment right against self incrimination, which is a. pillar of civil rudy, which she used to say only mobsters do, until he took the fifth, and saying we only mobster say, whenever they are searched. in this case, without anything the backup, that federal agents planted evidence when they searched more legault on monday, which quickly became a republican talking point. that s the case for lindsey graham, the senator, which is judiciary committee who coalition know better. he leota a toxic smile and not along with. we know they doctored evidence. we know they plant evidence. we know they hide evidence. we know they leak. this is not anything new. this has been years that they have been doing. this. we are waiting for the guy to come out and give a statement about what is predicated. what? these people are out of control, senator. this country is on the edge of a cliff, man. i am telling you, this c
i m jim sciutto in again for anderson tonight. that s how much a texas jury awarded punitive damages to the parents of a child killed during one of america s deadliest mass shootings. it comes a day after the same jury awarded $4.1 million in compensatory damages. shortly after, one of the parents, spoke to reporters about her son and spoke about the need for those lessons at this moment in time. care and concern is so important and we saw what happens when there is a lot of that. i hope that everyone who is reading these articles and choose love with your kids because you can, that means being present in the moment with them. looking into their eyes, giving them a hug and just moving from there. just every moment realize that you have a choice and your choice is love. that s good advice and they are brave words from a mother who lost who was most precious to her. now we should point out that the judge in this trial could reduce today s figure due to a texas law that will
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