That matter to 0. Hi im Steve Clemons and i have some questions as we say goodbye to 2019 what were the big stories that affected us this past year and what are the big issues that may hit us in 2020 lets get to the bottom line. What are your 2900 out to be people took to the streets across Asia Latin America and the arab world hoping for change the images from beirut in hong kong and caracas have been moving just really riveting the United States and china probably the worlds 2 anchor economies today settled in for what looks like a phantom a relationship for the long term and identity politics took hold around the world with more and more people looking inward and turning against others in their own societies in washington the mother investigation into donald trump came and went are you queen american scandal erupted and the american president has been impeached so what do we have to look forward to as the world turns to 2020 fortunately we have 3 people in the room who have all the
Test. Test. Test. But im here to say, were going forward. Were not going backwards. Because we are going to fight until we win. Were going to fight until we win. Come on lets fight at this time it is my honor to introduce senator chris murphy from connecticut. That is a hard act to follow. This is what a movement looks like, right . I am not dressed for the rain, but i am dressed for a movement, right . And listen, what i know is that they are going to increasingly be here because they cant beat us out there. They are going to try to get the courts to protect them because the voters wont protect them any longer, because we, for the first time in a long time, we the antigun Violence Movement are finally stronger than the gun lobby is. Thats why were flipping seats all over the country. Thats why we have these guys running for the hills, retiring in droves. And we arent going to stop because heres what i know. I know as a student of history, that the great social change movements are not
Then at 9 00, syndicated columnist Michelle Malkin talks about her new book open Borders Incorporated who is funding americas destruction. [video clip] politicians offering thoughts and prayers does not cut it anymore. It is put up or shut up. Host Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer of new york on the floor last night calling on the majority leader to allow votes on preventing gun violence. The remarks came at the end of five hours of speeches by democrats demanding action on Gun Legislation. We will spend the first hour of todays washington journal getting your thoughts on ways to reduce gun violence in the United States. If you live in the eastern, central part of the country, 2027488000. Mountain, pacific area, 2027488001. If you are a gun owner, your line, 2027488002. You can also text us now if you put your name and city in the text at 2027488003. Also go to twitter at cspanwj everybody. Com cspan we will get your ideas on ways to reduce gun violence in a minute. Is a staff writ
Register of tragedy, a list that stretches from parkland to pittsburgh. Charleston to columbine, aurora to orlando. San bernardino to sandy hook and to las vegas. Because that ever growing list can sometime seem abstract. Lets not forget the specific places where the awful shootings occurred. May have theaters and nightclubs. Shooting malls and office parks, music if he feels and traffic stops. Churches, synagogues, mosques, colleges, high school and an elementary school. Our hearts remain with the families of the victims and the survivors of these Mass Shootings whose lives were turned upsidedown in an instant by madmen who never should have had access to a gun, the touching letter that senator murphy read from one of his constituents, whose child died at sandy hook is just one of many testaments that to turning upside down ruining your life forever on one of these horrible, awful incidents. At the same time that our hearts are with the tens of thousands more whose lives were ended or
The presiding officer the senator from connecticut. Mr. Murphy are we in a quorum call, mr. President . The presiding officer we are not. Mr. Murphy thank you, mr. President. Mr. President , i thank my colleagues for their indulgence this evening, and for those of us those of you who help us keep this floor open. I will make some longer remarks later this evening, but while we have a short break in the floor waiting for senator brown to arrive, i wanted to say a word of appreciation to all of my colleagues who have decided to join us this evening on the floor. This is my first appearance here, to talk about the imperative of changing the nations gun laws, recognizing that this number, 100 americans killed by guns every single day, is not inevitable. Almost every single one of these murders and suicides and accidental shootings is preventable. If we make different choices here on the floor of the United States senate, and our purpose tonight is to try to bring some consistency of effort