plea for reform in wake of the mass shooting in his hometown. we ll have an exclusive interview with mcconaughy in just a bit. we start with mark meredith. good evening, mark. the white house is optimistic that congress can reach a compromise when it comes to new gun control laws. the actor matthew mcconaughy is urging both washington and the country to act. these regulations are not a step back. today from a white house podium texas native american and hollywood activist matthew mcconaughy delivered an impassioned plea urging the country to support efforts to curb gun violence. we have a chance to reach for a higher ground above our political affiliations. the actor s white house visit comes after the tragic shooting at rob elementary school in his hometown of uvalde, texas. today the president ignored reporters questions about gun control, while on capitol lawmakers pressed the administration for answers on another urgent matter, the u.s. economy. we re seein
here s why. those are places, values that i call them. those are values that above politics. they should be inherent in our politics, but they re above our politics. president dwight d. eisenhower, a bipartisan president, said we should get the things we agree on first as a country, and then argue about the stuff we don t agree on. compare before contrast. come on. let s be affirmative before we disaffirm and disavow. our guys again, the affirmative, what we agree on, too many of us see that as too boring. i say tough. let s get on with that, double down on that. put gas on that fire, on what we agree on, and let s fly forward. matthew mcconaughy, we appreciate you coming by, in studio, for all you re doing. my pleasure being here. thanks for having me, bret. you bet. up next, fox news gets a unique
plea for reform in wake of the mass shooting in his hometown. we ll have an exclusive interview with mcconaughy in just a bit. we start with mark meredith. good evening, mark. the white house is optimistic that congress can reach a compromise when it comes to new gun control laws. the actor matthew mcconaughy is urging both washington and the country to act. these regulations are not a step back. today from a white house podium texas native american and hollywood activist matthew mcconaughy delivered an impassioned plea urging the country to support efforts to curb gun violence. we have a chance to reach for a higher ground above our political affiliations. the actor s white house visit comes after the tragic shooting at rob elementary school in his hometown of uvalde, texas. today the president ignored reporters questions about gun
joining me now in studio, actor and uvalde, texas, native, matthew mcconaughy. thanks for being here. good to see you in person. good to be here, bret. before we get into specifics, what you re talking about up on the hill, at the white house. i was a white house correspondent four administrations ago. i talked to some of my colleagues. they agreed that that was the best, most authentic, most complete presentation delivered from the white house podium in many administrations. i m not blowing smoke here. with that said, i want to start with this do you have political ambitions? i m not running for political office. i m here because on the 24th of may i got the news that there was a mass shooting in the town i was born in in uvalde, texas. as i said earlier, went home,
uvalde shooting. everything that happened before he was 18 was not available to the background check system. he was able to pass it. white house had a plan to bolster safety, but that s not going anywhere. the house votes on wednesday on measures that appeal to the left but are doomed in the senate. failed efforts spark concern. if we push legislation, which goes nowhere, what we re doing is inflaming the problem more than we re solving it. also there s worry that liberals could balk at a narrow deal. schumer expects an agreement to have teeth. bret? chad, thanks. as mentioned, in moments, we will talk here in studio about gun reform legislation exclusively with actor and uvalde, texas, native matthew mcconaughy. a bipartisan group of lawmakers is looking to regulate cryptocurrencies and other digital assets in newly-unveiled legislation, proposing legal definition of digital assets and virtually currencies requiring