Shootings. This after 13 people were killed by a 20yearold gunman at Umpqua Community college in southwestern oregon. Heres some of the president s news conference. This is a Political Choice that we make to allow this to happen every few months in america. We collectively are answerable to those families who lose their loved ones because of our inaction. When americans are killed in mine disasters, we work to make mines safer. When americans are killed in floods and hurricanes, we make communities safer. When roads are unsafe, we fix them to reduce auto fatalities. We have seat belt laws because we know it saves lives. So the notion that gun violence is somehow different, that our freedom and our constitution prohibits any modest regulation of how we use a Deadly Weapon when there are lawabiding gun owners all across the country who could hunt and protect their families and do everything they do under such regulations . It doesnt make sense. So tonight, as those of us who are lucky en
Regarding the Security Checks. We will not cut corners. The Security Check requirements were developed in the inner agency with the consultation and expertise of the fbi, our dhs partners, and the Intelligence Community partners and the security regime was set up with all that input. And i have heard no discussion of making any cuts to it for any reason. I would like to point out that the grant grants of Refugee Status are discretionary so that if there is a doubt, the case is referred for further review and if theres a National Security concern, that individuals application is denied. As the refugee situation continues to evolve, the administration is assessing its capacity and resource needs for fiscal year 2016 within an increased number of refugees it will be important to preserve currently available resources and fund this at a sufficient level. Mr. Chair, if i may just one question related to accountability. Mr. Bartlett, i understand that youre working with the decisions that ha
Another subject of protecting our country from terrorism. Let me say this, thousands of words have been written but the only thing you need to know is one thing, the the check tragedy of almost 3000 people murdered, the tragedies the moms and dads who never came home from work that day, the tragedy of people jumping from the towers, my friends we cannot let that man, osama bin laden, threaten on this country that we love. [applause]. When a refugee crisis impacts our world. Like most people i find the image of that poor syrian boy has not left my mind. Our responsibility is to help those with their lives. So to that we must keep our heads. Lets keep it simple fact, 1 Million People have been made homeless by the conflict in syria. If we opened the door to every refugee the best thing you can do is help neighbors, Syrian People with refugees. And then we do take refugees taken from the region. That encourages a dangerous but lethal journey. We have tos not stop caring about syrians. The
These longterm trends are good news, particularly for every american waking up and heading off to a new job. But, we would be doing even better if we didnt have to keep on dealing with unnecessary crises in Congress Every few months. This is especially important right now. Although the American Economy has been chugging along at a steady pace, much of the global ed. Nomy is soft and soften weve seen a decrease in our exports, which was a major driver in our recovery. Our growth could slow if congress does not do away with some of the counterproductive austerity measures they have put and if congress does not avoid the kind of manufactured crises that shattered Consumer Confidence and could disrupt an already skittish global economy. Half ofsday, more than republicans voted to shut down the government for the second time in two years. The good news is that there was enough votes in both parties to pass a lastminute bill the keep the government open and operating for another 10 weeks bef
Middle east, and whether putin intends to extent russias power and influence around the globe . Former pentagon official fox National Security analyst k. T. Mcfarland is with us tonight. Also tonight president obama reflexively pushing gun control after the tragedy at an Oregon Community college. The president reiterated that he wants to politicize the issue because he said he had to contend with the National Rifle association stirring up fear and scaring, scaring politicians. The president also dismissed a change in Mental Health treatment in this country because he said 99 of disaffected young men grow out of it. We take up his analysis, his diagnosis and the politics of gun control tonight with real clear politics reporter Caitlyn Huey Burns and the weekly standards fred barnes. Millions of residents and businesses bracing for historic rainfall and life threatening flooding from Hurricane Joaquin. As of right now, it appears the category 4 hurricane will not directly hit the United