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We will keep moving forward and build public support for common sense solutions in the areas of mental health, school safety, and gun safety. we take strength from the children and loved ones that we lost, and we carry a great faith in the american people. on behalf of the sandy hook promise, i would like to thank president obama, vice president biden for their leadership and for standing strong and continuing to fight for a safer america. i would like to thank senators toomey, manchin, schumer ...

August? other people tell me it could be december. what we are hearing on capitol hill is that there are conservatives who are going to use the boston incident as a chance to say this isnt a time to have more people legalize in the country. laura ingram said it on her radio show yesterday and steve king of iowa said it yesterday and mark rubio of florida and schumer of new york pushing back against it. it shows the uphill climb immigration has. >> mike, how does that argument go exactly? someone...

>> this is not about making a process thats hard on people for the sake of being hard on them. we need to stand the problem here. the problem is it cant be cheaper, easier and faster to come illegally than it is to come legally. >> for the estimated 11 million here illegally, the proposal would create a 13-year path to citizenship which would include paying a $2,000 fine. passing a background check and having a job. early reaction from the white house was positive. >> these are compatible ideas....

Within the republican party. you heard some here and others mentioned that are for this. democrats are for this. i actually in a dysfunctional, washington, give this a better than 50/are 50 chance of getting something done because you are seeing that kind of consensus reform. >> chris: i would like to say that we had an exclusive interview with marco rubio this morning. i would lie because he set a new record and did seven talk shows. he is all in on immigration reform which raises the question,...

Within the republican party. you heard some here and others mentioned that are for this. democrats are for this. i actually in a dysfunctional, washington, give this a better than 50/are 50 chance of getting something done because you are seeing that kind of consensus reform. >> chris: i would like to say that we had an exclusive interview with marco rubio this morning. i would lie because he set a new record and did seven talk shows. he is all in on immigration reform which raises the question,...

Office and we said, were not going to move until you put it up for a vote. >> he said, well, youre a champion. and we said, oh, thank you, but were still going to sit here until you pass the dream act. >> they were arrested and taken into custody. >> we got a statement a little bit after that he was going to put it up for a vote. >> taking a look at the debates that are under way on capitol hill. >> mr. speaker, the dream act is one of the most important pieces -- >> on december 8th, the house o...

If harry reid and chuck schumer try to ram it through it will not pass. >> chris: what about the danger it ends up getting anybodiled to death. >> that is a danger. that is where marco and schumer and other have to hold the line. i commend the gang of eight for doing what they are trying to do. the key is the enforcement. i like the high skilled worker. i like the fact that there is no federal benefits to anybody until they he actually get in line and ultimately get citizenship. that is huge for...

Nature toomey said not gun control at all they are common sense. the national rival association responded with an announce thement that reads in part. expanding checks at gun shows will not stop violent shooting and crime and not keep our kids safe in school. todays deal is really only between those two senators. it would be an indicator of whats to come when the full senate begins debating gun control tomorrow. doug mckelway with the rest of the story live on capitol hill. hello, doug. >> hey, ...

Very least at this point to come out of this? >> im optimistic and a couple of things happening to make me optimistic. >> make me optimistic. >> we have a compromise on the verge with senator manchin and senator toomey and with senator schumer i think will deal with the background check and hopefully a reasonable and thoughtful way and a senior number of senators who say will not full a buster this bill and have it for an up and down vote. we have the mothers and fathers of the victims with us h...

City mayor michael bloomberg. late monday bloombergs gun safety group released a new ad pressuring pennsylvanias republican senator pat toomey. potentially a key player in these negotiations, to support background checks. now the u.s. senate can pass comprehensive background check legislation that will stop criminals and the dangerously mentally ill from kwlusing loopholes to get guns. senator toomey understands how important that change is. >> im in favor of making changes to a background sys...