at least factored into the recommendation, which i want to get to, but i do want to bring matt dowd and katty kay into this washington post reporting about the state of america right now. i think under stress is perhaps putting it lightly. if you ve traveled, you ve seen how that manifests on an airplane. if you re in schools, you see sometimes parents acting in a way that you would hope they wouldn t act. teachers are some of the people who have been on the front lines through the whole pandemic and if you work in a service industry, this whole idea of working from home was never even an option so people lost the thread of the luxury that it is to even be able to go at home. everyone feels like that s a burden without being aware that s a privilege not afforded to everyone. where do we go in this part of dealing with the pandemic and ourselves? well, i m really glad and grateful we re actually having this conversation about trauma, actually. and the experience it has had on people
way. this is the issue where maybe next year, during an election year, members of congress would feel a more pressing need to get home in august or to get home at other times to see and talk to their constituents. a year and a half out from election day, almost a year and a half out from election day, the idea they wouldn t act on this before going home does strike many americans as not fulfilling their leadership duties. i think members like congresswoman presley, congressman bush, no matter how you stand on the point itself, have a reason for going home. rachel siegel, my colleague, is reporting this morning in the washington post that back in december and in march billions were approved by congress for tenant assistance, and most of that money has bn t been spent. congress needs to make a move. sooner rather than later as we get past the deadline and millions of americans end up on the street.
that might get enforcing those more. if you look at the calendar and everything this congress has to do and this president wants to do, it seems unlikely. if they wouldn t act after new and vegas despite the good will with bump stock, it s unlikely. if we will be talking about mental health versus gun control. that s domestic battery. you had that something he was court-martialed for. you probably don t go from that to threatening a mother without something in between. it s stereo taboo. they might say this person has problems. the first issue often times is home battery issue. we know that was an element in the past. you do see this is assault. ar 15 was the rifle you said at the church. now the nra will tell you the