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>> joining us now is representative lucy mcbath, democratic congressman from georgias sixth district. first of all, congratulations. >> thank you so much. >> it is so great to have you back on this program. what was that like, to be standing in the well of the house of representatives and standing up to introduce your first bill and speaking for your son jordan at the same time? >> well, it was very surreal. ive been, you know, there in the gallery before watching other legislators put forth leg...

Talk about daca. >> im not sure what the problem is. it has supported democratic policies when it comes to immigration. in 2013 schumer put forth legislation, 40,000s additional border agents on the border, 700 miles of fencing, a 13 year pastor citizenship when it came to doctor recipients. >> republicans are going back to where we were in 2013 so not sure what the fight is over. i think the president needs to do the president and republicans need to be clear.

Pennsylvania who put forth legislation that may have had an impact in a situation like this but cant get it to go anywhere. >> well see if things change. michelle obama not holding back. why she says there is something she will never forgive president trump for in her new book. well break it down ahead. truecar is great for finding new cars.

Gas tax and it pours money into infrastructure spending, which is a carrot to your fellow republicans. but i have to ask you, congressman, because it was just two years ago in 2016 when you actually supported a house republican resolution opposing a tax on carbon. so your critics who say you are in a very dangerous district, you are in a political fight of your life in a district that hillary clinton won by 16 points, you are now supporting something and put forth legislation to tax carbon that ...

Republicans may give, it looks reprehensible to separate young children from their parents. there is no good image of this. so politically and politics is about image, this looks very bad, and you have coming this fall some very important elections coming now. >> yeah -- >> how do you avoid the mess that now youre in? and republicans are in a mess. >> yeah. absolutely. its a complicated mess. but it looks like the house is driving forth legislation that will strengthen border security, that may ...

Congressman, member of the house judiciary committee, ted lew of florida. let me get your reaction to two things. number one, the fact that this gunman had ten rifles, purchased ten rifles legally within the last year. >> it makes no sense that someone could purchase assault rifles legally, but not handguns. it also makes no sense that the shooter could not have purchased a beer legally, but could still have purchased all these assault rifles. and thats why we need to have gun reform. i think we...

There is legislation. there are words on paper. so i dont know if this is a negotiating point that he rejects some of it and embraces some of it. in which case that will help doom the legislation unless it is clear what he is for and says so explicitly. we know that bump stocks were supposedly the device that would get people together, because it was a way to make a gun more powerful and able to repeat shooting. everybody thought that was kind of something reasonable, nothing to do with your rig...

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It is background checks, whether it is waiting periods, whether it is mental illness, we need to sit down, look at all of the factors and find out what we can all agree on, one issue at a time, and what we can use and pass not just talk about it, but actually enact legislation that will help to put an end to these and i think background is part of the conversation, mental illness, as well as other issues, without making angry the second amendment right supporters, but something has to be done. w...

Going to take away a lot of jobs in this country. logical question whether you want to increase or decrease legal immigration into this country. tom cotton is putting forth legislation on this question as well. i do want to get your thoughts on this before i let you guys go. a student at the university of san diego is being labeled a racist tonight. gregory lu hung 150 of these posters with the face of kate steinle on the bottom it said she had dreams, too. you will recall that steinle was kille...