Over an hour and a half. We will come to order, please. We welcome everyone and thank them for being here. Our speakers, thank you for being here. Our fellow members and guests of the committee, thank you. We are here today because 203 days ago, the house passed bipartisan gun violence prevention legislation. And the u. S. Senate has done nothing. After every mass shooting that makes the headlines, leader mcconnell says its too soon to talk about policies. There have been more Mass Shootings this year than there have been days in the year. If we wait for a day without gun violence to talk about it, we will be waiting forever. The Senate Leader mcconnell hopes if he waits this out, it will go away. Well, were not going away. Children are dying and the trauma is scaring an entire generation. As of this week, 500 children under the age of 11 have been killed or injured by someone using a gun. Over 2,000 kids between the ages of 1217 have been killed or injured by someone using a gun. Almo
Witnesses on the impact of guns in their lives, the effect on communities, and what steps could be taken to curb gun violence. This is just over an hour and a half. We are here today because 203 days ago, the house passed bipartisan gun violence prevention legislation and the u. S. Senate has done nothing. After every mass shooting that makes the headlines, leader mcconnell says it is too soon to talk about policy. Unfortunately, there have been more Mass Shootings this year than there have been days in the year. If we wait for a day without gun violence to talk about it, we will be waiting forever. The Senate Leader mcconnell hopes that if he waits this out, it will just go away. Well, we are not going away. We are not going to go away because children are dying and the trauma is scarring an entire generation. Week, 500 children under the age of 11 have been killed or injured by someone using a gun. Over 2000 kids between the ages have been killed or injured by someone using a gun. Al
And what legislative steps could be taken to curb gun violence. This is just over an hour and a half. The forum will come too orde, please. We welcome everyone and thank them for being here. Our speakers, thank you very much for being here. Our fellow members and guests of the committee, thank you. We are here today because 203 days ago the house passed bipartisan gun violence prevention legislation, and the u. S. Senate has done nothing. After every mass shooting that makes the headlines, leader mcconnell says its too soon to talk about policy. Unfortunately, there have been more Mass Shootings this year than there have been days in the year. If we wait for a day without gun violence, to talk about it, we will be waiting forever. The Senate Leader mcconnell hopes if we wait, if you wait this out, it will just go away. Well, were not going away. Were not going to go away because childrenir are dying, ad the tron is scaring an entire generation. As of this week, i find her children unde
We are going to hopefully move pretty quickly through Opening Statements because were going to be called to the floor before too long for a long series of votes, and i really want to hear our witnesses. You know, the American People often skeptical of what is dash of what this government do for them, and i am just, i feel so proud and so lucky to be on the subcommittee because the kinds of things were talking about today are about saving lives. Were actually going to make a difference in the lives of every day americans. I appreciate so much our witnesses for being here today. Were going to consider seven bills that a protecting consumers, and yes, saving lives. This subcommittees vice chair, for example, tony cardenas, introduced the safe sleep act of 2019 which would ban inclined sleep products. You know, i wrote to the chairman of the Consumer Products Safety Commission, chairman burkle, and people asking to recall this rock and play which gracefully she did. But there are other inc
Trevor welcome to the daily show, everybody thank you so much for tuning in thank you for coming out thank you so much for coming out im trevor noah our guest tonight is a congresswoman from massachusetts and shes one of the four women who make up the squad. Ayanna pressley is here, everybody cheers and applause also on tonights show, democrats have an eating contest. Hong kong protesters are now affecting the skies. And i reveal which billionaire pedophile killed himself in prison this weekend, it might surprise you. So lets catch up on todays headlines. Lets begin in the world of sports and super heroness. This past weekend was the u. S. Gymnastic championships where tough athletes competed in a range of events including high bars, pummel horse and the ring thingies. laughter while all the athletes are Pretty Amazing one is simply in a league of her own. Simone bails finished up a milestone filled weekend with another Gymnastics National championship, a final night including the olym