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The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal spirit, the fountain of all of our blessings, we rejoice because of the majesty of your name and power, for your glory fills the earth. We see your handiwork in the beauty of spacious skies and in the splendor of amber waves of grain. Today, inspire our senators so that the thoughts they think, the words they speak, and the deeds they do will please you. Lord, as our lawmakers strive to live worthy of their blessings, continue to surround them with the shield of your favor, and prompt them to strive to find common ground. As we all experience your favor, help us to remember the needy and those crushed by the iron feet of injustice. May we strive to stay within the circle of your providential will, remembering your promise to supply all of our needs. We pray in your merciful name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the
Out executive actions he hopes will curb gun violence. In a white house address, president obama says he will tighten existing laws without infringing on the rights of lawabiding citizens. At one point, he was brought to tears as he spoke of the 20 first graders gunned down in their classrooms in newtown, connecticut. And from every family who never imagined that their loved one would be taken from our lives by a bullet from a gun, wipes tearpauses every time i think about those kids it gets me mad. In his plan, the president hopes to expand background checks by having federal agencies treat all gun sales equally. That means weapons sold at gun shows and online, would be subject to the same background checks as all other gun sales. Percent of sales have no checks at all. All. The president also wants to increase funding for Mental Health care and to hire more atf agents, something that would require approval from congress. The National Rifle association has successfully lobbied congres
Response coming up in our next half hour. First, we want to focus on another call to action by the president today, this one targeting Mental Health. Health. The president wants congress to authorize more money to address the issue, in hopes of preventing violent acts. But that request raises new privacy concerns. Concerns. Fox 28 news senior political reporter scott thuman begins tonights Team Coverage. Coverage. We know we cant stop every acof evil in the world, but maybe we can stop one act, one act of violenceand one way, a tearful president obama says hell do that, is by addressing Mental Healthwith 500 Million Dollars to increase access to care and just as importantly some healththproviders, courts and state officials whove been reluctant to share records because of privacy laws, are now free to do so. The goal fill potentially dangerous gaps in the fbis database which could prevent gun sales to those considered a risk. We not be overly broad in our reporting. Ron honberg, from t
Drag the decisions on gmo Food Labeling. Well look at them fail and what it means for gmo foods later and shout i am. The state the washington d c when youre in youre watching now results of the afghanistan president ial election from this past saturday are likely still several weeks away. A total of eight candidates in the running although there are some from runners emerging. The Obama Administration has said very little about the candidates in the afghanistan race however the ui has made it clear that it wants the winner to be somebody who will look great with security deal that would allow for small Us Peacekeeping force remain in the country past the fourteen cars and refused to sign a security pact last year and then saying he would preserve the task for his successor the top three runners for president right now are sure gonna need a former World Bank Executive and Opposition Leader Abdullah Abdullah both of them and indicated that they would sign the pact the bilateral Security