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18-year-old walk in, a 20-year-old and buy an ar-15. that s why back in 1994 i took on the nra and passed the assault weapons ban. for ten years mass shootings were down. ten years in a row. i was going to say i passed that legislation in 1994 as a senator. but in 2004 republicans let that ban expire. what happened? mass shootings in america tripled. it s time to ban these. it s time to ban these weapons. we did it before. we can do it again. [ applause ] it s time to hold every elected official s feet to the fire and ask them are you for banning assault weapons, yes or no? ask them. if the answer is no, vote against them. [ applause ] look, i m prouder that after seven years we finally had a senate confirm director of alcohol, tobacco and firearms responsible for fighting gun crimes, for seven years the other team would not let us appoint anyone to that job. incredibly important job to help local law enforcement, federal law enforcement identify the ballistics. a whole ....
significant reduction in the american standard of living. their words, not mine. but when you break it down, the reality gets even more troubling. during the recession, the average income slipped by about 3%. but after the recession when the economy was supposed to be picking up, take a look. the average income dropped by nearly 7%, down to $49,909. incomes fell more after the recession ended than they did during the actual recession. as the senate begins debating president obama s jobs bill, perhaps this explains why so many people are angry. and also explains, in part, why occupy wall street has become a nationwide movement in its fourth week. the protests have now spread far beyond wall street to more than two dozen cities. like it or not, it is a voice the president, lawmakers and the gop presidential candidates can no longer ignore. i don t know where it s going to go but they need to go away, because in my opinion, they re focusing on the wrong thing. seems t ....