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Committee will show this week. >> let's talk about a potential assault weapons ban, you are the lead sponsor, the last ban expired in 2004. after so many mass shootings, do you think, this time is really different? ken an assault weapons ban? get passed? >> absolutely. we have 213 cosponsors of the bill. the highest number we've ever had. i'm continuing to work with the members of our caucus, and many republicans, to try to get additional votes. these are weapons of war, researchers estimate,, that there would be 70% less deaths by mass shootings, over the last many years. this is an opportuni...

>> laura: my lord, this is embarrassing. this has no place in our military or anywhere, frankly. the democrats do believe they have an answer to this perceived patriotism deficit. it comes in the form of something called a new civics secures democracy act like it is a mouthful. just reintroduced in congress. if it is past, it will allow the biden administration to push critical race theory on every public school in america. over a six-year period, since bill and other part of competitive grant money will create a defect of national curriculum. the fda has added republican senators, bill cassid...

Four years ago, i only had two republican cosponsors. the bill did pass the house floor this week, with ten republican votes. it is a modest game, but it definitely demonstrates that there are more republicans who are open to the idea of raising the age. and i continue to point to the numbers. the statistics. the number of mass shootings that we are seeing. buffalo, volley, hartland, florida. which motivated the florida republican legislature with the republican governor, to raise the age to buy a semiautomatic rifle in florida. i pointed to these things. we talk about how there had to be some...

The equal act passed the house with 361 votes, including kevin mccarthy and jim jordan, it has law enforcement, supported has civil rights group support, it has led the republican cosponsors in the senate. it has supermajority support. there's no reason this can't get done. if we fail, we are gonna have families separated for decades longer for no reason. people have to weigh in with their senators immediately before time runs out. >> and everybody was giving themselves a big pat on the back -- it was very important legislation -- it's called the first step act because a second step needs to h...

Bill on banning assault rifles entirely. the reason? well according to reporting from punchbowl news, house democrats don't have enough votes to pass that right now. even though they have the majority. joining us now is representative village accidentally of jackson, she is also the house of judiciary committee and one of the lead cosponsors on that package that protect kids act, that package of legislation as i mentioned that was introduced today. congresswoman lee thank you so much for joining us tonight. let me just get your reaction to the reporting that democratic leadership cannot find t...