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That as we are having this discussion with you or several members with about guns that theres another mass shooting with fatalaties near san jose. we have worked hard, there are republicans like senator toomey who have worked on the background check issue. and tried to get that done, we know the vast majority of americans support rational gun you violence legislation joining us is senate -- >> thanks, rachel. >> so, obviously you were not preparing for this hearing today, knowing that there woul...

Person and i worked on the last confirmation from todd jones, he was from minnesota and i held the vote open for hours and i was able to convince republicans on support him. im not sure that it will happen this time. we need to have somebody in place running that agency. >> i was struck in your remarks today and i wanted to play the clib of you talking to the nominee, that way today, because you singled out one of your republican colleagues, senator pat thyme, you said there are republicans like...

Members are about guns that theres another mass shooting with fatalities near san jose. we have worked hard, there are republicans like senator toomey who have worked on the background check issue and tried to get that done. we know the vast majority of americans support rational gun violence legislation. >> joining us now is senator amy luster. shes on the judiciary committee for president bidens nominee, its great to see you thank so much for joining. >> thanks rachel. >> so obviously you were...

Open for hours an hours almost entire day and i was able to convince republicans to support him. im not sure thats gonna happen this time but the key is that we need to have someone in place running that agency. >> i was struck in your remarks today. i want to play that clip of you talking to the nominee, that way today. because you singled out one of your republican colleagues senator pat toomey. you said there are republicans that worked on the background check issue and try to get that done. ...

There to run the agency. now with the majority in the senate, it appears with the part of government that helps set gun policy will have a confirmed leader even if democrats have to vote for him among themselves. hell be the first director of the atf which will have to consider the aftermath of a major shooting that happened literally during his confirmation hearing. >> it is not lost on me as we are having this discussion with you that there is another mass shooting with fatalities near san jos...

Matter. you have the president who is a wild card. he has very few fixed policy positions and they shift. thats what were seeing on universal background check issue. he cant seem to make up his mind if hes for them or not. its true, universal background checks may not have prevented tragedies but are policies. its not a very good argument to say they wouldnt stop anything but i think american people are demanding action with the president and i think the senate are going to have to respond. >> c...

Comes to background checks. what youre seeing here is its deeper perform the nra doesnt even represent itself because like that republican senate caucus, its been on both sides of this background check issue. why? well, there already plenty of critics and experts on this the people who work on it day in and day out who tell us its easier to support something in washington when it has no chance in passing. a politician can say im with nine out of ten voters and they go assure the nra it doesnt ma...

Said just a couple of weeks ago. looking around at all these rallies around the country, looking at the polling on this issue, even among republican voters, i mean, democrats continue to believe that democrats at all levels can and should run on this issue. democrats running for president, for senate, for congress, for everything else, all over the country. democrats continue to believe that republican intransigence on this issue, even specifically on the issue of background checks to buy a gun,...

Says the former vice president misspoke, but today the president piling on. >> joe biden is not playing with a full deck. this is not somebody you can have as your president, but if he got the nomination, i would be thrilled. >> okay, mary bruce live tonight from the iowa state fair. i want to go back to the background check issue. you cover capitol hill for us. give us a reality check here -- how realistic is it to pass this and will the president call congress back into session to vote? >> rep...