Were killed in Mass Shootings in this country while we were on the august recess when we should have been here doing our job. 100 americans are killed every day from gun violence. There are 100 desks in this room. There are 100 chairs behind each one of those desks. And if these were the americans killed by gun violence, they would add up to every single desk thats in this room. And yet the majority leader didnt bring us back during the august recess, didnt say we should cancel our vacation and come back to work for the American People, hasnt put a bill on the floor or given the opportunity for anybody else to put a bill on the floor now that weve been back in session for the last two months. In colorado alone in the last 1 months weve 18 months weve lost 882 people to gun violence. Thats a record in my state, madam president. Ifthe house of representatives s done their job. More than 200 days ago they passed background checks over there, and we havent even taken them up over here. Thi
Making it harder for women of Sexual Assault and rape to come forward . No. I think im making it easier on them. Natural flood defenses, waterfront parks and protecting the big cities from coastal flooding. Its tuesday, september 17th, 2019. Heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Thats a very large attack. It could be met with an attack many, many times larger by our country, but were going the find out who did it first. Now irans Supreme Leader ruling out any talks with President Trump. President trump is slamming the New York Times for publishing a new report on sexual allegations by Supreme Court Justice Brett kavanaugh. A seventh death linked to vaping. The cdc has starting their emergency center. A firefighter is dead and a building destroyed after a massive propane explosion in maine. It was just total devastation. I have never seen destruction like that. Saturday night live fired one of its newest after racist comments came to light. Patriots player Antonio Brown is
Mr. Bennet madam president , id ask the quorum call be vitiated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Bennet thank you, madam president. Last month over 50 americans were killed in Mass Shootings in this country while we were on the august recess when we should have been here doing our job. 100 americans are killed every day from gun violence. There are 100 desks in this room. There are 100 chairs behind each one of those desks. And if these were the americans killed by gun violence, they would add up to every single desk thats in this room. And yet the majority leader didnt bring us back during the august recess, didnt say we should cancel our vacation and come back to work for the American People, hasnt put a bill on the floor or given the opportunity for anybody else to put a bill on the floor now that weve been back in session for the last two months. In colorado alone in the last 1 months weve 18 months weve lost 882 people to gun violence. Thats a record in my state, mada
Reshuffling of the budget, look around to find those funds somewhere else. Its a great investment. I mean, public works tends to waste a lot of money. That would be a really good investment. The anticipated completion date for the tunnel, which could also eventually accommodate high speed rail, is 2032, in San Francisco, sergio quintana. Nbc bay area news while a new start for the city of oakland after more than a year without a police chief, the new top cop started today. Chief Floyd Mitchell spent his first day on the job. Today, new chief comes to oakland from lubbock, texas, where he also served as chief. He says his first order of business is getting up to speed with whats going on in the oakland community. I look forward to meeting each and every one of you personally, whether it be at a Community Meeting or out on the street, with that, thank you for having me as your police chief, and i look forward to seeing you in person. Opd hasnt had a permanent chief in 15 months since the
Deep depression. Eventually, tong retaliated, ending someones life and sending him on a journey through the prison system. Till this day that im still living with the guilt and shame and i think that part of my education and my academic is a transformation of that to ensure that, you know, that other kids dont make the same mistake like i did. While serving his time, he began going to church. There were some a preacher that came to my cell and just share about love and forgiveness. Thats when his whole trajectory shifted. He got his ged, then his associates degree, and was granted parole. He worked as an advocate for the asian prisoner support committee, a Nonprofit Organization helping members of the Aapi Community reenter society. But his immigration status was at stake. Facing deportation because of his felony in 2020, governor gavin newsom granted him a pardon after hearing about his advocacy work and that freed him to pursue Higher Education at cal berkeley through a program calle