Quorum be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Schumer well, mr. President , for more than a year and a half, leader mcconnell and Senate Republicans have refused to take action on the housepassed for the people act. At a time when our democracy is under siege in so many ways, the for the people act is a bold proposal that will restore Peoples Trust in our democratic system, a trust that is fading. It is under it is for the people. In order to make a more perfect union. It would shore up our elections from threats from abroad. Thats something we have just recently read more and more about. Why arent we doing more on that . In fact, when senator van hollen a few days ago put on the floor the an act u. C. Of an act that would say russia should have sanctions imposed on it if they interfere with our elections, the other side blocked it. I hope theyre not following Donald Trumps obeisance to russia and his view that putins just okay. It would also dismantle systemat
mr. blumenthal: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from connecticut. mr. blumenthal: madam president, we are nearing the end of this session when we will go back to our homes for the evening, but when the families of 18 children and four great educators go home tonight their homes will never be the same again. there are no words in a place filled with words during today and every day in this place when we re in session, there are no words today to capture the heart break, the gut-wrenching grief and pain that those families will feel, and i remember feeling almost ten years ago when we stood in the space just outside the firehouse in sandy hook, as parents learned that their 20 children would not be coming home that night. the same bottomless grief is hitting the families in texas, in you ve been ally in uvalde, where they have lost children. and there are no words also to capture the deep, abiding pain that will last forever, that pain will be with them. t
and four great educators go home tonight their homes will never be the same again. there are no words in a place filled with words during today and every day in this place when we re in session, there are no words today to capture the heart break, the gut-wrenching grief and pain that those families will feel, and i remember feeling almost ten years ago when we stood in the space just outside the firehouse in sandy hook, as parents learned that their 20 children would not be coming home that night. the same bottomless grief is hitting the families in texas, in you ve been ally in uvalde, where they have lost children. and there are no words also to capture the deep, abiding pain that will last forever, that pain will be with them. the hole in their hearts, a place at their tables, a room in their houses that never will be filled again. and hugs that they will never feel, cheeks that will never be kissed. this nation, like their families, is torn apart by violence, needless,
Hearing comes a month after the us air force admitted a clerical error that allowed a former airman who shot 26 people at a church in Sutherland Springs, texas, to buy a gun despite a Domestic Violence conviction in 2012. The Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing runs a little over three hours. [inaudible conversations] good morning everybody. Thank you for attending todays hearing. We gather here today in the wake of violent acts by evil man in las vegas and Sutherland Springs. Those two places get all the attention but there is lesser number of people dying in other places as well. Today, with the help of our witnesses, we hope to learn more about how those tragedies might have been prevented. And we will discuss various proposals on preventing similar tragedies in the future. Before october 1, 2017, few americans know what a bump stock was. Then, a shooter used bump stock to fire more than 1100 rounds into a crowd attending a Country Music concert. The shooting lasted only 10 minutes.
Hours. Morning, everybody and thank you for attending todays hearing. We gather today and the wake of violent acts by a violent man in las vegas and southern springs. There is a lesser number of people who find other places as well. Today with the help of our witnesses we hope to learn more about how those tragedies may haveve been prevented and we wil discuss various proposals on preventing similar tragedies in the future. Before october 1, 2017, few americans knew what they dump stock was. Then a shooter used him to fire more than 1100 rounds into a crowd attending a Country Music concert. The shooting lasted only ten minutes. The bump stocks enabled this person to fire ammunition as fast as if he had used an automatic weapon. 58 people died, 500 wounded. The deadliest mass shooting in our history. The law laws prohibiting the factoring of machine guns for decades and decades as has been the case and greatly restrict the sale but during the Obama Administration it was determined bump