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Congress. and by the way, marino was joined by 23 other congressmen as sponsors or cosponsors of this bill which really hampered in a significant way the deas ability to protect us from illegally diverted narcotics. by the way, marino had already been resigned as a u.s. attorney allegedly because of judge shopping for some convicted cocaine felons. so i dont understand how -- why the white house put his name out there again. >> then giving how stunning these revelations are, given what we learne...

Of the cosponsors of that legislation, congressman marino to be his drug czar. saying because early supporter. >> thats not enough when draining the swamp. >> this is whistleblower for the dea alleges enabled hundreds of thousands of americans to die from overdose of opioids. >> and not first time weve seen the trump administration not properly vet its own people. thats also disturbing. fortunate this was caught in the "60 minutes" piece and theres full-on discussion. mike flynn is another examp...

Brian sunday shows were talking about gun control again, everybody wants to solve the problem, theres no clear indication on how to stop this guy because we know so little and even senator diane feinstein found herself contradicting herself, for example. >> could there have been any law passed that would have stopped him? >> no, he passed background checks registering for handguns and other weapons on multiple occasions. steve: shes pushing the abolition of the gun -- these bump stocks and she s...

One of the main cosponsors of the legislation put out a statement saying we certainly dont have the votes. but that was hardly the only comment that stands out at this event, jim. at one point the president said, well, this tax plan doesnt help people like me. jim, we dont know whether or not thats true. because the president, as you know, as we all know, refuses to release his tax returns. just to add to this, there was one point during this event where the president said, well, as i look out o...

John lots, author of "more guns, less crime" says it contributes to lower crime rates. >> states with the biggest increase in permanence have seen the biggest relative drops and violent crime. you have about a 1.5% drop in murder rates. >> a study found "no credible evidence the passage of right to carry laws decreases or increases violent crime." the study with which some disagree. >> it seems to be the case that if you allow anyone to carry concealed weapons, youre going to pay a higher price ...

John lots, author of "more guns, less crime" says it contributes to lower crime rates. >> states with the biggest increase in permanence have seen the biggest relative drops and violent crime. you have about a 1.5% drop in murder rates. >> a study found "no credible evidence the passage of right to carry laws decreases or increases violent crime." the study with which some disagree. >> it seems to be the case that if you allow anyone to carry concealed weapons, youre going to pay a higher price ...

Pictures, you see hundreds of protesters descending upon that hearing, some had to be dragged away in their wheelchair, screaming in opposition to that bill. now, during that hearing we heard from the republican cosponsors of this bill defending their latest and revised draft of this bill. of course, some very specific changes made in this 11th hour intended to would very specific senators. senators like senator murkowski, collins, those that are leaning no but potentially could get to yes. we k...

The court has removed the case from the argument calendar until further notice. what do you think that means? >> it means a supreme court thinks the previous arguments are now moot. that is what it says to me. >> heather: thank you both for joining us, appreciate it. thank you. >> jon: republicans in the u.s. senate trying one less time to repeal and replace obamacare, the gramm cassidy health care bill need some resuscitation if its going to pass. one of the bills cosponsors joins us to process...

I take no pleasure in announcing my opposition, far from it. the bills authors are my dear friends and i think the world of them." one of the bills cosponsors senator lindsey graham is mccains closest friend in the senate. he responded on twitter, my friendship with senator john mccain is not based on how he votes but respect for how hes lived his life and the person he is." republicans now have just over a week left to try to pass the graham-cassidy bill with a simple majority under the special...

Kimmel double down on his attacks on one of the cosponsors of the legislation -- bill cassidy. he called senator a liar for saying on his show he would not support a plan that guarantees coverage for those with pre-existing conditions. cassidy fired back again. >> i wish jimmy would maybe hear my perspective. i apologize if i offended but i didnt intend to. for example, he said we kick everybody off the program in ten years. in washington, you have to reauthorize the program. people dont want to...