Thank you so much for being here today. Im jenny beth martin, the honorary chairman of the Tea Party Patriots action. We are doing this press Conference Today to talk about the Second Amendment and the importance of the Second Amendment. I need to find my statement which i misplaced. Our speakers today are members of congress, survive yoffers Mass Shootings or family members whose loved ones were murdered in Mass Shootings. Everyone up here today wants to defend our Second Amendment right and we have solutions that can actually help save lives without infringing on the rights of innocent americans. Im not standing here today just as a conservative activist. Im defending my own godgiven rights to protect myself and my family. Im standing here today as the mother of teenagers. Their twins whose school nearly became another statistic and another tragedy. Two students at their school had detailed plans to mass murder eir peers and due to the diligent work of sheriff reynolds and others in
Both my mom and dad worked there. I had a fantastic upbringing and childhood. My paternal grandmother lived with us most of my life. So i had that dual advantage of having an Older Persons perspective, as well as having my parents perspective. Steve i read that you were a tomboy . Ms. Mcmahon i was a tomboy, yes. I guess i still am a tomboy. I still like to play sports. I played baseball with the boys at recess. I could never jump rope. It was something i could not do. The girls seemed to be very involved in jumping rope. Since i was my fathers son and my mothers daughter, i learned how to play baseball and basketball. And yet, i would come into the house, my mom would show me how to set the table and cook and do the things that she did after she came home from her job as a budget analyst. Steve and your mom is still alive . Ms. Mcmahon my mom is still alive. She is 90 years old, and she has been one of the greatest role models in my life. Steve can you recall the best advice she has e
My parents realized they had perfection and they stopped. [laughter] steve what role did that have shaping your political views and ideology . Ms. Mcmahon not so much my political views, but my parents were honest, hardworking people. Both my mom and dad worked at the air base. We lived about 15 miles from the airbase. I had a fantastic upbringing and childhood. My paternal grandmother lived with us most of my life. I had that dual advantage of having an Older Persons perspective, as well as having my parents perspective. Steve i read that you were a tomboy . Ms. Mcmahon i was a tomboy, yes. I guess i still am a tomboy. I still like to play sports. I played baseball with the boys at recess. I could never jump rope. It was something i could not do. The girls seemed to be very involved in jumping rope. Since i was might fathers son and my mothers daughter, i learned how to play baseball and basketball. And yet i would come into the house, my mom would show me how to set the table and coo
My parents realized they had perfection and they stopped. [laughter] steve what role did that have shaping your political views and ideology . Ms. Mcmahon not so much my political views, but my parents were honest, hardworking people. Both my mom and dad worked at the air base. We lived about 15 miles from the airbase. I had a fantastic upbringing and childhood. My paternal grandmother lived with us most of my life. I had that dual advantage of having an Older Persons perspective, as well as having my parents perspective. Steve i read that you were a tomboy . Ms. Mcmahon i was a tomboy, yes. I guess i still am a tomboy. I still like to play sports. I played baseball with the boys at recess. I could never jump rope. It was something i could not do. The girls seemed to be very involved in jumping rope. Since i was might fathers son and my mothers daughter, i learned how to play baseball and basketball. And yet i would come into the house, my mom would show me how to set the table and coo
In washington, d. C. President ial adviser Kellyanne Conway will adjust the gathering, along with senator joni ernst, representative mia love and congressman chris smith. You can listen live on the cspan radio app. President trump has nominated World Wrestling entertainment ceo Linda Mcmahon to lead the Small Business administration. And yesterday the senates Small Business Committee Held a confirmation hearing for the nominee. The committee will come to order. Today for the hearing qualifications and start our advice and consent process for mrs. Linda mcmahon to head the sba. Linda, thank you so much for being here. And we have senators blumenthal and murphy to introduce mrs. Mcmahon. And both of these gentlemen have run against mrs. Mcmahon and vice versa, so i hope they i hope they didnt bring their files on and murphy to introduce her, and i hope they didnt we didnt forget. And senator blumenthal, the floor is yours, and thank you so much for gracing with us your presence. Thank yo