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Even nra members support, that the nra itself would oppose. people always assume that the reason the nra had influences they had money and they were in the politicians pockets. but its more that politicians are afraid of the voters for whom this is their number one issue. for a long time, the intensity on this issue is with those supporters of gun rights rather than supporters of gun control. >> harris: is it shifting? >> kristen: its shifting a little bit. theres more intensity among those who ...

What has not happened are democrats turning this into the a voting issue. you saw some powerful appeals you just showed there this weekend from yang and harris and others. joe biden talking stridently about banning assault weapons. are democrats actually going to use this as a hammer to punish republicans, not just try to whip up democratic energy but to actually punish republicans who affectfively stop any attempts to reign in gun control. i think thats the tipping point we need to see. >> if y...

Thing is going to happen over and over again. i just saw shannon watts, the woman who started calls to mom action here at nbc, and she is the woman i always thought would take -- i started a gun control group in 1999 after columbine. it did not succeed. but i thought -- >> yet. >> yet. but i thought its going to take children being killed for something to change. and then it happened in new town. i worked for president obama then and nothing changed but moms demand action started there. now you ...

Again, in all fairness to you, most people agree with you. >> most people agree with us, but this is not a problem of the public, this is a problem of politics and elected officials have to understand if they dont act and dont act quickly theyre going to be thrown out of office. 2020 is around the corner. and i think that the grassroots is going to make it very clear to them that theyve got a choice. its a pretty stark choice. you can side with the nra or side with the public and keep our childr...

From last month in which surprisingly only 4% of americans consider the environment to be the most pressing issue to them. in fairness, the other issues they site are important, government, race relations and health care, but 4% seems like a worrying number for something that is an existential threat. theres no circumstance under which immigrants are an existential threat. >> certainly the number you cite emphasizes the need for us to get climate change as is happening so far in the early stages...

If they have it. and of course only 13% oppose a national program at this point. but should the government provide national health care, even if its going to mean higher taxes in the end, 56% of americans believe so, jim. >> mark preston, thanks very much. lets get back to our experts for a moment. molly, so health insurance always comes top of the polls as a voting issue. one of the key questions, of course, is the national health insurance plan, but does that eliminate the employer-provided pl...

Within new channels. the bigger question other than im. ment, what are you doing to restrain that? what is the theory. case on how he is restrained. he does something cataclysmic? >> hes had a pattern going back to construction. border wall through funds that were not appropriated. his actions. defying yemen. this is a president who flaunted congress and thats why i think a censure resolution is so important. jackson flaunted on the construction. second. . what congress did is they censured him....

Im. ment, what are you doing to restrain that? what is the theory. case on how he is restrained. he does something cataclysmic? >> hes had a pattern going back to construction. border wall through funds that were not appropriated. his actions. defying yemen. this is a president who flaunted congress and thats why i think a censure resolution is so important. jackson flaunted on the construction. second. . what congress did is they censured him. i think we need to censure and make the case to the...

His failure to act on the priorities of the american people that we have been working on as house democrats should be a voting issue in 2020. >> speaking of legislation, you are reintroducing legislation to decriminalize marijuana federally. first of all, why, and second of all, do you think this will get a vote in the full house? >> im certainly hopeful with the leadership of senator schumer in the senate who has been driving this legislation forward along with several others. were building upo...

How will you convince democratic voters that this matters? >> well, i think mitch mcconnell is exhibit a as to why what happens in november of 2020 with respect to the senate matters. he is a shameless individual and this does not just simply apply to his behavior as it relates to stealing a supreme court seat that barack obama had the right to present to the american people, this relates to the fact that house democrats have passed legislation after legislation on issues like protecting people ...