Recent decision using an expedited legislative process. They also talk about gun policy. Mr. President , today i want to speak on behalf of my constituents and the millions of americans who rely on a free and open internet. We are locked in a historic battle to preserve the Core Principles of competition, innovation and Consumer Choice that has made the internet the greatest platform for commerce and communication. The battle to restore the hallmark of American Innovation and democratization. A battle for Net Neutrality. In december, the trump Fcc Federal Communications Commission eliminated Net Neutrality. This prevented your Service Provider from indiscriminately charging more for internet fast lanes, or slowing down or blocking certain websites entirely. The very rules that allow inventors, the lifeblood of the American Economy to connect to the internet. The reason why is simple. The Trump Administration sides with the rich. And the powerful first. Consistently puts Everyday Americans last. We have seen them wage an allout assault on healthcare on climate change, and now on neutrality. Today, the internet is fighting back. We have a powerful tool at our disposal that will allow the average consumer to have their voices heard here on the floor of the United States senate. Today, im introducing a cr a. A Congressional Review Act resolution though fully restored Net Neutrality. The entire Senate Democratic caucus now standing with the millions of americans who want to reverse the fccs partisan action and restart Net Neutrality. But it is not and should not be a partisan issue. I think senator Susan Collins for supporting my cra. I encourage other republican colleagues to stand with all of us who support Net Neutrality. We are one vote away in the Senate Family story Net Neutrality. Therell be a vote here on the floor of the senate sometime this spring. The clock is ticking. We just need a simple majority for our passage and that is just one moreote. And when we take that vote, everyone in my colleagues will have to answer the simple question, whose side are you on do you stand with hardworking American Families for whom the internet is essential . Where do you stand with the big money . Corporate interests and their rv army of lobbyists. We should all be on the right side of history. Millennials are motivated. Citizens are demonstrated in writing letters and calling congress and taking this message to social media. Theyre joined by groups that include fight for the future, demand progress, the center for media justice, color of change, common cause the National HispanicMedia Coalition of public knowledge, and many others. Out there across the country there organizing right now as an effort that will bring millions of voices into the offices of every senator, every house member in our country. This is not limited to the halls of congress. Were seeing a groundswell of activity of the state local level. Governors all around have issued executive orders promoting Net Neutrality. State legislators of more than half of the United States are considering Net Neutrality legislation. Seventysix mayors signed a letter opposing Net Neutrality repeal. Twentythree state attorneys file to reinstate the rules. We plan to stand by them. Throughout this entire battle. We cannot let Net Neutrality be another example of congress disregarding Public Opinion and putting toner interests first. That neutrality is our 21st century right and we will fight to protect it. 83 of all americans want to protect Net Neutrality. Thats pretty much every millennial. For millennials the internet is like oxygen. Its almost cluster hundred . I can see them nodding their heads. They know no life without a device that theyre carrying around. They do not want to have any discrimination introduce itself into the relationship they had between the internet and their ability to control their own lives. Thats what the battle is about, those are the people who are going to be make a difference, then millennials and generation c, young people who want this to be open for entrepreneurial activity in our democracy. I saw talk about the epidemic of gun violence. Almost two weeks ago a 19yearold armed with an ar 15 entered high school in florida and killed 14 students and three teachers. Fourteen others were injured. Time and again we have seen this tragedy play out in time and again we have seen congress failed to act. Each year we use 33000 american lives due to gun violence. Disease, illness and Natural Disaster this would be met with meaningful action with congress yet we continually advocate our moral responsibility when it comes to gun violence prevention. We dont have to accept this, it is not preordained, it is preventable. What should congress do . Should allow Public Health researchers to study the causes of gun violence so they can find solutions. Right now, 0 are spent at the centers for Disease Control and prevention on gun violence prevention research. Thats because since 1996 that appropriations writer has prohibited pet centers for Disease Control but just last week secretary of health and Human Services alex azor said he would not let it impede the research into the causes of gun violence. There is no reason not to fully from this agenda. Ive introduced registration, my bill has 32 cosponsors in the senate and i urge my colleagues to cosponsor this common sense bill. Its long past time we treat gun violence like the Public Health emergency it is. We need to keep guns out of the hands of those who should not have them. Currently anyone can use a handgun in america it doesnt have to be this way, technology exist to authorize handgun use only by its owner. We have advances in technology to our advantage and we can save lives by using it. Ive used the opportunity to introduce this mark on legislation to require all handguns manufactured in the United States to be personalized for operationally by the authorized user. Unless you are authorized you will not be able to fire that handgun. If we can do for an iphone we should be able to do it for a handgun. If a child gets a hold of a gun and its not their fellow campfire. If someone steals a gun it wont work because i wont be there thumb thats on the barrel of that gun. Thats ultimately a way to reduce dramatically the amount of harm we see in our country. We must span military assault weapons like the ar 15 these are weapons that belong in combat not in our communities. We must ensure that all gun purchases include a background check. 97 all support a background check. Nobody should be to purchase a gun through facebook or instagram without a background check. Instagram should not mean instagram. Thats crazy. You can go on instagram and buy a gun without a background check, that is crazy in america in 2018. We have the capacity to quickly do background checks and find out whether somebody should be able to purchase a gun. It is crazy not to have that system put in place. You can buy a gun on instagram you should be able to check online if that person should be allowed in legally to purchase the gun. Lets close the gun show loophole and one that requires a someone on the terrorist watchlist lets not allow star purchases are people have been convicted of domestic violence. These are simple steps. Whats not sensible is hoping that thoughts and prayers will prevent next shooting. This generation of young people recognize the truth. Thats either leading this childrens crusade. The picking up microphones and raising their voices and saying enough is enough. It is my hope this is the movement that pushes Republican Leaders to answer for all take the action on gun violence to make the nra stand for not relevant anymore. This is the time for that to take place on the senate floor. This generation of young people is rising up and demanding we protect this country like generations past, this one is making the change they want to see in our society. To them let me say, i hear you and im with you. I will fight with you to ensure not one more student has to endure what you did. Not one more person has to be damaged because we did not put the loss on the book that shouldve been there to prevents this harm from occurring. I will fight with you to ensure this does not happen in one more school in our country. That is our challenge and goal in which we should set in 2018. I back to you. For the senator withhold his request . The senator from arizona. In support a Bipartisan Legislation on a shirt and vigils on the department of Homeland Security terrorist watchlist are not able to have access to guns. I just met with several students from the shooting. I have very compelling case that they make to take this issue seriously and what they can on a common sense basis to make it more difficult to make it more difficult for those who shouldnt have guns to have guns. Regardless of what happened, this is a measure we should have taken before. It has been bought brought to the floor of the senate received majority support here. I think its common sense for someone who is not permitted to fly in this country and is considered by the federal government to be a potential threat of National Security i think they should not be allowed to purchase a firearm as well. The nofly list in the selectee list is comprised of those were not allowed to fly in with the selectee list is those who require additional screening. These are narrowly tailored lists. It would affect just a small number of people all of who would get to process. Anyone who finds themselves on either of the list could have the authority to challenge the designation on the onus is on the government, not the individual to justify and to prove they should not be allowed to purchase a firearm. These are strong protections that would make sure these restrictions are constitutionally sound. It also adds another layer of safety for citizens from those who do us harm ensuring anybody who is denied the right to fly cannot purchase a weapon without undergoing additional scrutiny. It stands to reason that if we fear someone may use our commercial airlines as a weapon or to harm those on board, we should not allow that same person to purchase a weapon without additional scrutiny. I encourage my colleagues to review this and to join me in a number of our colleagues here in supporting this common sense legislation. I hope you have a debate on some of these measures. Well be talking in the coming days about the measures we ought to take to make sure we dont put guns in the hands of those who should not have them. My heart goes out to those in florida and my vote will go here to measures that will make school safer. With that, i yield back. Washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact too. Coming up on wednesday morning well talk about the legacy of late reverend billy graham a president trumps relationship with evangelical. There were live in santa fe, new mexico next stop on the cspan bus stop to capital stewart. Theres key Public Policy issue facing his state in the country. New mexico speaker of the house will discuss how National Issues are in the state legislature. Watch live at 7 00 a. M. Eastern wednesday morning. Join the discussion. On capitol hill, admiral mike rogers, commander of the u. S. Cyber command said he had not been directed by the white house to take any additional steps outside his Current Authority to respond to russia cyber attacks. Here he is in a exchange with jack reed. I have a series of questions with yes or no ansrs. The National Mission teams under dod the one cyber taxes quote significant consequences is that accurate . Yes. If i could that is inaccurate mission we havent divided down to the team level sumac for the Ongoing Campaign to stealing leak information from our candidates parties to amplify misinformation and break into state information board of significant to National Security . Yes affix successful. To you agree that the continued doing this to achieve objectives unless they face clear repercussions . Yes, sir. Is russia attempting to accomplish a an objection. Yes, i believe there attempting to undermine our institutions. Aside from our intelligence agencies are there any other organizations other than Cyber Command admission forces that have the authority and capability to disrupt Election Hacking if where they originally . Does the fbi or dhs have such authority and capabilities . You could argue probably only that theres a legal aspect that im not the most qualified. Some combination of dod or doj Understanding Authority in that regard. That the Mission Teams at the origin of these attacks so. I dont have the data daytoday authority to do that. If granted that. Have been directed to do so given the strategic threat that face the United States and the consequences you recognize are ready . No. I would be glad to grant more detailed in a classified session. I have directed the National Mission forced to begin some specific work that i will not want to publicly go into that. Is inherent ability of the commander to prepare a plan that you need the direct authority of the president to do some specific things. Theres something that have the authority. Essentially we have to take it out the russians yet. Watching them intrude in our elections, spread misinformation, become more sophisticated, try to achieve these objectives and were just sitting back and waiting. I dont know if i would characterize as sitting back and waiting. But i dont want to get into the classified area. It is fair to say that we have not opted to engage in some of those behaviors that we are se seen. Rehab in the passing threats building. At some point when they manifest themselves which i have in 2016 taking action. We are doing something. You can watch all the testimony tonight on cspan2. On cspan today, Federal Reserve chair and his remarks before the House Financial Services committee. He told lawmakers that the central bank remains on track to gradually lift shortterm interest rates. Thats a 10 00 p. M. Eastern. The cspan buses traveling across the country on a 50 capital stewart. We stopped in jackson, mississippi asking what the most important issue is. Womens rights. Pushing no womens Economic Security agenda so that we can hear womens voices to. So this legislative session we introduced their legislative partners legislation around equal pay, childcare, wages for women because we know that women in the state so i want to be able to close the gap so we can make ends meet with their fami family. I think the most important issue that we have in the state of mississippi has we develop criminal Justice Reform 19000 people in our state and 34000 people on parole. Almost 9000 that are private prison but the astonishing we have to deal with is have people in the state that cannot find so as we progress in this capital i hope we can get legislation for the criminal justice. Right now Education Funding and funding measures to enacting infrastructure and ensuring that we are able to bring businesses throughout our State Government and thoughts whether they are from mississippi or non closes from the state, on cspan. President trump