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We also will continue to work with congress to close the dangerous loop holes that the president has mentioned. >> mike emanuel is live on capitol hill. mike, how are folks reacting on capitol hill after he threatened to veto the bill earlier today and then he signed it? >> well, sandra, many folks on capitol hill were shocked that president trump told paul ryan and mitch mcconnell about 48 hours ago that he supported the $1.3 trillion spending package. 24 hours or so ago said the president woul...

>> im repeating my call on congress to block funds for sanctuary cities and to close the deadly loop holes that allow criminals back into our country and into our country in the first place. >> neil: all right. there are cities in california that are pushing back. theyre not going along with what seems to be a statewide push to protect illegals. what kind of response have you had to your proposal? >> thank you, neil. its been overwhelmingly supportive of what were trying to do there. i think you...

Strengthen background checks without closing the existing loop holes, calling for new measures to quote, unquote harden schools like training teachers to carry firearms. but raising the age for gun sales which the president had gone out of his way to endorse that is one of several items relegated for further study. yada, yada, yada. today the president claimed he and he alone was the only official who could possibly stand up to the nra left it up to his press secretary to explain why he caved. >...

Show. two-thirds of the gun show has federal license dealers that had to have background checks if you buy it from them. go to the next table there is not one. its a loophole. intrastate to intrastate. if youre selling outside the state on the internet you need a background check. if you sell in state, one part of new york versus the other, doesnt have to. this closes all those loop holes. >> we have to do something about the mentally ill not being able to buy a gun. they have so many checks and...

Points you brought up. look, you talk about mental health problems. thats at the core of some of these mass shootings. we came together in a bipartisan as the 21st century cures act and passed a major overall of our mental health system. didnt get much attention because it was very bipartisan. that bill -- you just appointed an assistant secretary of mental health created in that law. lets make sure that they have the tools they need. theyre tasked with finding the loop holes. how are people sli...

Have to have background checks if you buy it from them. go to the next table over, theres not one. thats a loop hole. intrastate and interstate. if youre selling on the internet, you have to have a background check. one part of new york versus the other, doesnt have to. this closes the loop holes. >> we have to do something about the mentally ill not being able to buy a gun. we have so many checks and balances that you can be mentally ill and it takes you six months before you can prohibit them....

Fred? >> youre missing a wild time here at cpac, a lot of enthusiasm. lets stipulate that the president has put in place much tougher sanctions against north korea than the last administration and there is an unprecedented effort to get them enforced. the problem is finding that the north koreans are ingenius of finding ways to ship. using illegal earnings by north korean companies that are funneled back to the country through in order korean embassies. so these sanctions are to fill loop holes ...

The president willing to stick with his? >> hes willing to do whats right to ensure we have safe schools. >> yeah? >> when the president talks about comprehensive background checks can you tell me exactly what he means by that? does he mean he thinks every sale of firearms should come with a background check, meaning closing some of these loop holes like the gun show loop hole? >> things he has talked about are specifically focused on mental illness, to ensure that in a number of states -- i men...

Legislation, if we dont get rid of the loop holes where killers are allowed to come into our country and continue to kill, and were talking ms-13 and other gang members, if we dont change it, lets have a shut down. well do a shut down. >> that wasnt the question. that was the question that prompted the question. its a quick turn around here. we cant get everything. but the interesting thing about that, shep, im not sure what the president is talking about. the government runs out of money thursd...

Immigration laws and allow for loop holes to exist to let future ms-13 gang members into the country, ms-13 can very easily simply replenish its jailed membership by sending more gang members across our borders. and for that reason as well, the department of justice also remains committed to enforcing our criminal immigration laws and to identify and targeting ms-13s smuggling networks. be clear, we will undertake all lawful measures to end this scourge on our communities. thank you for your att...