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<p><br />Secretary Janet Yellen & Rep. Adam Kinzinger were on "This Week" Sunday, June 19. This is a rush transcript and may be updated.</p>

The specificity to be able to be reactive in a way thats actually going to move that needle? >> yeah, look, specificity is important here. and the good news for this framework they started in places of specificity. so often when we had horrific mass shootings where its been in schools or churches or other places theres a mantra of do something. and do something is an understandable sentiment but not a legislative strategy. you get reasonable actors and focus on specific thing, and then we have t...

Were optimistic that although it had been taken out of the violence against womens act, which is its own separate legislative animal and yet obviously very important. but this time not including it here, what do you make of it? >> well, im still hopeful. it has slowed down. it takes a long time sometimes for washington to get things done, but this is moving faster than normal, so im not giving up hope. i think it has to be in there, though, and its critical. when i was part of the obama administ...

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Texas and the missed opportunities to thwart the suspected gunman are what prompted fresh negotiations in the senate over gun safety bill. according to comments made to the "texas tribune" by senator john cornyn, senators may be closer to a deal than we previously thought. talks have hit a road block over two provisions. earlier today, senator cornyn heard an earful from his fellow republicans back home at a state convention. cnns jessica dean joins us now from capitol hill with the latest. jess...

Optimistic that although it had been taken out of the violence against women act, which obviously is its own separate legislative animal and et why obviously very important. but this time not including it here, what do you make of it? >> well, im still hopeful. it has slowed down. it takes a long time sometimes in washington to get things done. but this is moving faster than normal, so im not giving up hope. i think it has to be in there, though, and its critical. when i was part of the obama ad...

Powering possibilities.™ the mass shooting in uvalde texas and the missed opportunities to thwart the suspected gunman are what prompted fresh negotiations in the senate over gun safety bill. according to comments made to the "texas tribune" by senator

Im an Army combat veteran. Senator Cornyn needs to know that Texans have his back in this fight.

Specificity to be able to be reactive in a way thats going to actually move that needle? >> yeah, look, specificity is important here. and the good news is for this framework that they started of places of specificity. often where weve had horrific mass shootings, whether its been in schools or churches or other places, theres a mantra of do something. do something is an understandable sentiment, but its not a legislative strategy. youve got reasonable actors, as we do in this case, who are focu...

John cornyn, who is leading negotiations for republicans, senators may be closer to a deal than we previously thought. talks have hit a road block over two provisions. earlier today, senator cornyn heard an earful from his fellow republicans back home at a state convention. [ booing ] cnns jessica dean joins us now from capitol hill with the latest. jessica, there was optimism about the negotiations that congress could come up with compromise on guns. then things seemed to slow down. but where d...