control debate with a dramatic appeal from shooting victim gabby giffords. the former arizona congresswoman helped to the witness table by her husband, mark kelly. gifford spoke just 80 words during her time at the mike. she said too many children are dying because of gun violence. and she called on lawmakers to do something. it will be hard, but the time is now. you must act. be bold. be courageous. americans are counting on you. after that, kelly argued for better background checks for gun buyers. meanwhile, the head of the nra, waip la pie wayne lapierre, was there as well. he said criminals would not be impacted by them because they do not undergo background checks. after the hearing, kelly and
yomathinyou ve all good evening. e %gumentfoanagains gay mage. i m michael smerconish in here aew tonight for chris matthews. leading off, gun fight. wsre ndetectrom the pictures alone were dramatic. un former congresswoman gabrielle rgue iúfar of keepi giffords nearly killed by a bullet seated at the same witness table as the nra s wayne lapierre. defense of marriage act, you must act. me sexoudon t ed t be bold, be courageous. cluded in any lawsarng tritionamaiage. americans are counting on you. as the rest of the country comes to the realization, rec fr tg in reced that the gh-tecstarmericav÷ something must be done to prevent gun violence. the nra and the allies in the republican party are digging in. ft alligs ed siness likgole and we ll look at what president ersity, an iigray th obama can and can t accomplish on gun safety at the top of the program. way. vtures ofarnes plus does president obama want a deal on illegal immigration? which would be huge on his legacy.
let s play hardball. good evening. i m michael smerconish in tonight for chris matthews. leading off, gun fight. the pictures alone were dramatic. former congresswoman gabrielle giffords nearly killed by a bullet seated at the same witness table as the nra s wayne lapierre. you must act. be bold, be courageous. americans are counting on you. as the rest of the country comes to the realization, something must be done to prevent gun violence. the nra and the allies in the republican party are digging in. we ll look at what president obama can and can t accomplish on gun safety at the top of the program. plus does president obama want a deal on illegal immigration?
over fiscal conservatism. when it came down to, they threatened to shut down the government over funding for planned parenthood. it s because they consulted this all-male witness table and because republicans in the senate voted unanimously, except for olympia snow, to roll back access to contraception and even after they realized how that looked and got shy on the issue in the house, republicans in the house still moved last week in committee on yet another federal anti-abortion bill. these are not things that democrats are not just accusing republicans of doing. these are not things that the media is making up about republicans. this is your life. this is what republicans do. under your leadership. they are voting to eliminate federal funding. all four support personhood measures which denine life as beginning roughly at the time of
responsible for the content of this add. nothing about the height of trees in michigan. newt gingrich is blasting his opponents for pulling out of next month s debate in georgia, the state he represented of course in congress. there s still a debate set for wednesday in arizona. congress is preparing for a week-long break from capitol hill where the debate over reproductive rights is suddenly dominating the conversation. the issue deals with everything from birth control, religion and the role of government. as nbc s kelly o donnell reports it s a heated topic on both sides of the aisle. reporter: the politics of contraception provoked outrage. it started on little. where are the women? when i look at this panel i don t see one single woman. reporter: this picture set off that anger when only men had a seat at the witness table. during a hearing related to contraception. we ve been denied the right to have a witness reporter: politically the left defines this battle as a