Gabby giffords was shot. Where a young woman was shot and died. It is not okay. The time for turning a blind eye is over mr. Udall madam president. The presiding officer the senator from new mexico. Mr. Udall madam president , i believe were not in a quorum call. Is that correct . The presiding officer that is correct. Mr. Udall thank you. Thank you for the recognition, madam president. Last month on august 22, an 86yearold grandmother born and raised in my hometown of santa fe, new mexico, was gunned down while she was shopping at walmart in el paso by a white supremacist with an ak47 style assault weapon. The gunman said, and this is his quote, he wanted to shoot as many mexicans as possible, end quote. The shooter told police he had purchased 1,000 rounds of ammunition. Less than 24 hours later it took the shooter in dayton, ohio, only 32 seconds to kill 10 people and wound 27 others with his 223caliber high capacity rifle with 100 round drum magazines. Had the Dayton Police not res
Vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chambesh votor change their vote . On this vote, the yeas are 5,the nays are 38. The nomination is confirmed. The clwill rort the nomination. The Clerk Department of the treasury, Brian Callanan of new jersey to be general counsel. The presiding officer the question is on the nomination. Is there a sufficient second . There appears to be. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote the presiding officer have all senators voted . Any senator wish to change their vote . The yeas are 55. The nays are 39. The nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order the motions to reconsider are considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senates action. A senator mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from texas. Mr. Cornyn mr. President , i ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule 22 the senate proceed to legislative session and resume consideration of the motion to procee
Small Little Community outside san antonio was shaken to their core by the states lack ab well it didnt take us too long to learn about the shooter, the man with the record of domestic violence, animal cruelty, and Mental Illness, hed been courtmartialed by the air force and convicted of a serious domestic abuse. Which is a felony. By law the shooter should have been prevented from purchasing or even possessing a firearm. But he wasnt because the critically information critically Important Information about his criminal background had not been uploaded into the relevant background check databases. Maintained by the fbi. Even though a federal statute clearly states that all federal agencies are required to do so. As a result, the gunman was able to unlawfully purchase for firearms, three of which he used to carry out this despicable act. In the wake of any tragedy like this you cant help but ask, what if. In this instance, it was our sad duty to ask those questions but we knew the answe
Donald trump a oneterm president. So what changed thursday night . Did the frontrunners solidify their positions or give new hope to the challengers . Pete buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar are here today. The gop response from texas senator ted cruz plus our powerhouse roundtable. Well break down the politics, smoke out the spin, the facts that matter this week. Announcer from abc news, its this week. Here now, chief anchor, George Stephanopoulos. Good morning, and welcome to this week. The top ten democratic contenders shared the same stage for the first Time Thursday night. Who won, who lost, how much changed not entirely clear. Probably the way it should be still five months from the first votes. What is clear, the ideological and political debate that divides this field is far from settled. The candidates and the democratic voters are now vying for all wanting to defeat President Trump. What it takes to win, what comes next, the big open questions. Two of the candidates are here today.
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] this hearing will come to order. Today we are joined by the leading voices within the administration on reforming and strengthening our housing and finance system. The secretary of the treasury, and the secretary of housing and urban development, both of whom have just submitted Housing Finance reform for fossils to the president , as was the director of the federal Housing Finance agency who serves as the regulator and conservator of fannie mae and freddie mac. I want to thank each of you for coming to the committee this morning. Last friday marked 11 since the government bailed out and put fannie mae and freddie mac into conservatorship, where they remain today. Prior to 2008, the governmentsponsored Enterprises Held a 45 cents in capital for every 100 in mortgages they guaranteed. Now just 19 cents after a historic 200 billiondollar bailout from taxpayers. 11 years later they continue to be too big to fail